Newfield Resources has made new appointments to its board and corporate team as part of the ongoing advancement of the development of the Tongo diamond mine, in Sierra Leone.
The company appointed Kunal Malhotra as a non-executive director.
He is an experienced company director and is currently a director and company secretary for several listed and non-listed public entities.
Newfield said it also appointed Koos Visser as a senior technical advisor to the board.
He is an electrical engineer with significant mine operational experience in a range of commodities, particularly diamonds, with over 13 years as group operations manager for Petra Diamonds where he successfully led the transformation of several diamond mines, including Cullinan, Finsch, Koffiefontein, Kimberley, and Williamson.
The company further engaged Lili Jiang as its chief financial officer.
She is a chartered accountant with over 15 years of corporate and financial management experience in the resource sector.
“We believe that these changes to the board and advisors will strengthen our technical, financial, and governance capacity of the company as we strive to take the Tongo Diamond Mine towards commercial production,” said Newfield executive director Karl Smithson.
Meanwhile, Alistair Croll and Karen O’Neill resigned from their roles as the company’s non-executive directors.
The two saw Tongo evolve from development into its first production during their tenure.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
The company appointed Kunal Malhotra as a non-executive director.
He is an experienced company director and is currently a director and company secretary for several listed and non-listed public entities.
Newfield said it also appointed Koos Visser as a senior technical advisor to the board.
He is an electrical engineer with significant mine operational experience in a range of commodities, particularly diamonds, with over 13 years as group operations manager for Petra Diamonds where he successfully led the transformation of several diamond mines, including Cullinan, Finsch, Koffiefontein, Kimberley, and Williamson.
The company further engaged Lili Jiang as its chief financial officer.
She is a chartered accountant with over 15 years of corporate and financial management experience in the resource sector.
“We believe that these changes to the board and advisors will strengthen our technical, financial, and governance capacity of the company as we strive to take the Tongo Diamond Mine towards commercial production,” said Newfield executive director Karl Smithson.
Meanwhile, Alistair Croll and Karen O’Neill resigned from their roles as the company’s non-executive directors.
The two saw Tongo evolve from development into its first production during their tenure.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
