After these changes are effective, the Board will comprise 11 Directors - 10 Non-executive Directors and one
Executive Director.
Ian Cockerill
Ian Cockerill,
64, served as Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Coal (2008 to 2009), Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer (1999 to 2002) and President and Chief Executive Officer (2002 to 2008) of Gold Fields Limited. He was formerly an executive
with AngloGold Ashanti and Anglo American Group.
Mr Cockerill was a Non-executive Director of Endeavour Mining Corporation from 2013 to 2019, and of
Hummingbird Resources Plc from 2009 to 2014.
Mr Cockerill is currently the Chairman-elect of Polymetal International plc. He is also the Chairman of
Blackrock World Mining Trust plc, a Non-executive Director of Orica Limited and a Non-executive Director of Ivanhoe Mines Limited. Mr Cockerill will step down from his roles with Blackrock World Mining Trust plc and Orica Limited during the course
of CY2019, and he will not stand for re-election to the board of Ivanhoe Mines Limited at its annual general meeting this year.
Mr Cockerill has a
Bachelor of Science (Geology) from the University of London, a Master of Science (Mining and Mineral Engineering) from the Royal School of Mines and completed the Advanced Management Program at Oxford University.
Susan Kilsby
From 1996 to 2014, Susan Kilsby, 60, held
various positions at Credit Suisse, including as a Senior Advisor, and Chairman of EMEA Mergers and Acquisitions. She began her career at First Boston Corporation and later worked at Bankers Trust and Barclays de Zoete Wedd.
Ms Kilsby was a Non-executive Director of Shire plc from 2011, becoming Chairman in 2014 and holding that position until 2019. She was a Non-executive
Director of LOccitane International (2010 to 2012), Coca Cola HBC (2013 to 2015), Keurig Green Mountain (2013 to 2016) and Goldman Sachs International (2016 to 2018).
Ms Kilsby is currently a Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director of BBA Aviation plc, and a Non-executive Director at Diageo plc and Fortune
Brands Home & Security Inc. She will not be standing for re-election to the board of BBA Aviation plc at their annual general meeting this year. Susan is standing for election to the boards of Unilever N.V and Unilever plc and, if elected by
shareholders, her appointment would be effective from 1 August 2019.
Susan Kilsby has a Bachelor of Economics from Wellesley College, Massachusetts and
an MBA from Yale School of Management.
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