Directorate Change
28 3월 2009 - 2:30AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6419P
Ferrexpo PLC
27 March 2009
27 March 2009
Board Appointments
Further to its announcement on 29 October 2008, Ferrexpo plc ("Ferrexpo" or "the
Company") announces the appointment to the Board of the Company of Miklos
Salamon and Marek Jelínek as Non-Independent Non-Executive Directors with
immediate effect.
Michael Abrahams, Chairman of Ferrexpo, said:
"I am very pleased to welcome Mike Salamon and Marek Jelínek to the Ferrexpo
Board. Mike is Executive Chairman and Marek is Chief Financial Officer of New
World Resources NV ("NWR"), a company that shares a substantial shareholder with
Ferrexpo in RPG Industries SE. NWR is a key supplier to many of Ferrexpo's
customers through its hard coal mining and coke production operations in the
Czech Republic, with a complementary product offering to the steel industry in
the region. Both of the new directors have experience directly relevant to
Ferrexpo and we look forward to their valuable contribution to our Board."
Miklos Salamon (54) is Executive Chairman of New World Resources NV. Mr.
Salamon also serves as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of OKD,
Co-President of AMCI Capital and Non-Executive Director of Central Rand Gold and
Gem Diamonds. He has extensive knowledge of the international mining and
extractive industries. His career spans more than 30 years, the latter part of
which was spent with BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources
company. Between 2003 and 2006, Mr. Salamon served as an Executive Director of
BHP Billiton with responsibilities for the aluminium, copper and nickel
businesses. From 2001 to 2006, he also chaired BHP Billiton's Operating
Committee, which was accountable for inter alia the BHP Billiton group's health,
safety and environment, projects, purchasing and operating excellence. In 2001,
Mr. Salamon oversaw the merger integration of Billiton plc and BHP Limited. He
was a co-founding Director of Billiton plc in 1997, and oversaw the Company's
listing on the London Stock Exchange in 1997. Between 1985 and 1997, Mr. Salamon
worked for Gencor Ltd, initially as marketing manager for coal. In 1989, he was
appointed Managing Director of Gencor Ltd's coal business, Trans-Natal Coal
Corporation, and was then appointed Director of Gencor Ltd from 1993 to 1997.
During this time, he was also Executive Chairman of Samancor Ltd and Chairman of
Columbus Stainless Steel. Previously, Mr. Salamon was with the coal division of
Shell Group in various capacities between 1981 and 1985. Prior to that, he
worked for the Anglo-American group, both in the Gold Division and at De Beers
in trainee and junior management capacities. He commenced working for De Beers
directly after graduation. Mr. Salamon graduated in 1975 from The University of
the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg with a degree in Mining Engineering (Cum Laude)
and obtained an MBA from the London Business School, University of London in
1981. Mr. Salamon holds 5,000 ordinary shares in the share capital of Ferrexpo
plc as at the date of this announcement.
Marek Jelinek (36) is Chief Financial Officer of New World Resources. He has
also been a member of the Board of Directors of OKD since his appointment on 1
November 2007. In his capacity as Chief Financial Officer of NWR, he is
responsible for the restructuring activities within the NWR Group and the
buildup of NWR's headquarters team, including the Group-wide finance and
treasury functions. In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Jelínek led the Group's bond issue and
the successful Initial Public Offering in London, Prague and Warsaw. Mr. Jelínek
was a Director of Bakala Crossroads Partners a.s. (formerly RPG Advisors) from
2005 to 2006. He joined the RPG Group in December 2004 as Financial Officer and
was responsible for a variety of areas including group financing, restructuring
and divestitures. Prior to that, Mr. Jelínek served as an Analyst and Associate
of the Corporate Finance department at Patria Finance, a Prague based investment
banking boutique, from 1995 to 2004, where he managed merger and acquisition
transactions for domestic and international clients. Mr. Jelínek graduated from
the Anglo American College in Prague in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Business Administration.
For further information, please contact:
Ferrexpo: +44 207 389 8304
Gavin Mackay
Finsbury: +44 207 251 3801
Robin Walker
Alex Simmons
Notes to Editors:
Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered resources company with assets in Ukraine,
principally involved in the production and export of iron ore pellets, used in
producing steel. Current output is over 9 million tonnes, most of which is
exported to steelmakers around the world. The Group is listed on the main market
of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker FXPO. For further information
please visit www.ferrexpo.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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