Tharisa PLC Appointment of a non-executive director (1469I)
March 19 2018 - 9:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMTHS
RNS Number : 1469I
Tharisa PLC
19 March 2018
Tharisa plc
(Incorporated in the Republic of Cyprus with limited
liability)
(Registration number HE223412)
JSE share code: THA
LSE share code: THS
ISIN: CY0103562118
('Tharisa')
Appointment of a non-executive director: Mr Zhong Liang Hong
In compliance with Section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of
the JSE Limited, the Tharisa Board of Directors (the Board) is
pleased to announce that Mr Zhong Liang Hong has been appointed to
the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 April
2018. Mr Hong represents Fujian Wuhang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd and
Hong Kong HeYi Mining Resources Company Ltd, which respectively
hold 7.46% and 1.99% of Tharisa's issued share capital with voting
rights as at 1 March 2018.
Mr Hong, a Chinese national, holds a bachelor's degree in
ferrous metallurgy from the Shanghai Metallurgy Technology Academy.
He has 33 years' experience in commodity trading.
He started his career in 1980 at the Baosteel Group and from
1995 to 1999 was responsible for the procurement department of
Baosteel's Shanghai No 5 Steel Mill. In 2001 he founded Shanghai
Hongli Metal Material Co., Ltd and is still the chairman of this
company. In 2002 he expanded his business to import manganese into
China and became the sole manganese agent in China acting for BHP
Billiton.
During his career, he built and maintained relationships with
major raw material suppliers, including BHP Billiton and Samancor,
and developed an understanding of analysis and forecasting of
commodity markets and end user demand.
Mr Hong will be serving on the Risk Committee of Tharisa.
The Board welcomes Mr Hong and looks forward to his
contribution.
Paphos, Cyprus
19 March 2018
JSE Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
Investor Relations contact:
Tharisa plc
Sherilee Lakmidas
+27 11 996 3538
+27 79 276 2529
slakmidas@tharisa.com
Broker contacts:
Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)
Ross Allister/James Bavister
+44 207 7418 8900
BMO Capital Markets Limited (Joint Broker)
Jeffrey Couch/Neil Haycock/Thomas Rider
+44 020 7236 1010
Financial PR contacts:
Bobby Morse/Anna Michniewicz
+44(0) 20 7466 5000
tharisa@buchanan.uk.com
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