TIDMHRM
HARMONY
PRESS RELEASE
HARMONY APPOINTS FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
Johannesburg. Tuesday, 3 November. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
("Harmony") is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannes Meyer as Financial
Director, with effect from 1 November 2009.
Hannes was appointed as financial director designate on 1 August 2009 and
officially took over Harmony's financial director's responsibilities from Frank
Abbott on 1 November 2009, following his appointment to Harmony's Board as
Executive Director. Hannes is a qualified chartered accountant with more than
13 years experience in the mining industry.
Harmony's Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs says, "Hannes certainly brings
with him vast knowledge and experience of the mining industry from a financial
perspective and this will be an asset to Harmony. We welcome Hannes to our
Executive team and I am confident that he will be successful in contributing to
driving Harmony's strategy. "
Frank will remain on the Harmony Board as an executive director responsible for
strategic planning up to the end of December 2009, after which he will serve as
non-executive director of Harmony.
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Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
3 November 2009
For more details contact:
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
on +27(0)82 888 1242
or
Esha Brijmohan
Investor Relations Officer
on +27(0)82 759 1775
Corporate Office:
Randfontein Office Park
P O Box 1
Randfontein
South Africa 1796
T +27 (11) 411 2000
www.harmony.co.za
JSE: HAR HAR
NYSE: HMY
NASDAQ: HMY
ISIN No.: ZAE000015228
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