Gold Fields appointment of Non-Executive Directors and a member of the Audit Committee
Gold Fields Limited
(Reg. No. 1968/004880/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
("Gold Fields" or the "Company")
JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI
ISIN Code:ZAE000018123
GOLD FIELDS APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND A MEMBER OF THE
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of Gold Fields (the "Board") is pleased to announce
the appointment in terms of 3.59(c) of the JSE Listings Requirements of
Ms. Shannon Leigh McCrae ("Ms. McCrae") as a Non-Executive Director to
the Board and Ms. Zarina Bibi Mahomed Bassa ("Ms. Bassa") as a Non-
Executive Director to the Board and a member of the Audit Committee, with
effect from 2 August 2024.
Ms. McCrae
Ms. McCrae is based in Canada and a seasoned professional geologist and
executive with more than 25 years of experience in the resource industry.
Her expertise spans from early-stage exploration at mine sites across
multiple commodities, leading to significant economic discoveries and
innovative advancements. Recently, she has been actively engaged in mining
and exploration activities through her company, Athena Geoscience, and
serves as a Board member of Probe Gold, Vox Royalty and Atacama Copper.
Until recently Ms. McCrae was non-executive director of Boart Longyear.
Prior to her current roles, she held the position of Director of
Exploration and Growth at Barrick Gold, where she was a key member of the
senior Global Exploration and Growth team until 2019. Ms. McCrae has also
held senior positions with De Beers Canada and served as Vice President
of Business Development at Novamera.
Ms. Bassa
Ms. Bassa is based in South African and a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Ms. Bassa is currently the senior independent director and Audit Committee
chair of Investec plc and Investec Ltd, the specialist banking and wealth
management group, and a Non-Executive Director of JSE Ltd.
Ms. Bassa previously served as lead independent director of Woolworths
Holdings Ltd and non-executive director of several other companies
including Mediclinic International plc; Oceana Group Ltd; Kumba Iron Ore
Ltd; Mercedes Benz SA Ltd; Sun International Ltd and Vodacom South Africa
Proprietary Limited. Ms. Bassa is the past Chair of Yebo Yethu Ltd,
Vodacom Group's black economic empowerment scheme.
From a regulatory perspective, Ms. Bassa has chaired the Independent
Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) and the Auditing Standards Board and
has served on the boards of SAICA (the South African Institute of
Chartered Accountants), FSB (the Financial Services Board) and the
Accounting Standards Board.
As a qualified chartered accountant Ms. Bassa was a partner of Ernst &
Young Inc. after which she joined the Absa Group in 2002, where she served
as an Executive Director of Absa Bank, a member of the group's Executive
Committee, and Head of the Private Bank.
The Board welcomes Ms. McCrae and Ms. Bassa and looks forward to their
contributions to and guidance of the Company as it continues to deliver
on its strategy.
2 August 2024
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 02-08-2024 08:00:00
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