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Issued by Harmony Gold
Mining Company Limited
For more details contact:
Henrika Ninham
Investor Relations Manager
+27(0) 82 759 1775
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor
Relations
+27(0) 82 888 1242
Corporate office:
Randfontein Office Park
P O Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (11) 411 2000
Listing codes:
JSE: HAR
NYSE: HMY
ISIN no:
ZAE000015228
Registration no:
1950/038232/06
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Harmony), a world-class gold mining
and exploration company, has
operations and assets in South Africa
and Papua New Guinea. Harmony,
which has more than 60 years’
experience in the industry, is the third
largest gold producer in South Africa.
Our assets include 9 underground
mines and 1 open pit operation and
several surface sources in South Africa.
Our assets in PNG – an open pit mine
(Hidden Valley), as well as the
significant Golpu project – are held in a
joint venture. We also own several
exploration tenements, in Papua New
Guinea.
The company’s primary stock exchange
listing is on the JSE with a secondary
listing on the New York Stock
Exchange. The bulk of our shareholders
are in South Africa and the United
States. Additional information on the
company is available on the corporate
website, www.harmony.co.za.
Harmony strengthens executive team
Johannesburg. Monday, 29 February 2016: Harmony Gold Mining
Company Limited (“Harmony”) is pleased to announce the appointment of
Beyers Nel as chief operating officer of the South African operations and
Phillip Tobias in the new position of chief operating officer of special projects
and development (which includes safety, mining projects and company
strategy) with effect from 1 March 2016.
Both Beyers and Phillip have been regional general managers at Harmony –
responsible for certain mining operations - since 1 July 2014. Beyers holds a
B. Eng (Mining Engineering), MBA and is a registered professional engineer
(Pr. Eng). He has 15 years’ experience in gold mining – 13 years at
Harmony - gained on a variety of opencast, deep and ultra-deep gold mines in
both supervisory and management positions. Beyers is also currently the vice
president of the Association of Mine Managers of South Africa.
Phillip holds a B.Sc (Mining Engineering), has completed the Wits
International Executive Development Programme and GIBS Advanced
Management Programme, is a registered professional engineer (Pr.Eng) and
holds a Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competence. He joined Harmony on 1
July 2014, with more than 20 years’ experience in the mining industry. His
operational and managerial experience were developed at a number of gold
and platinum mines. He was appointed the first black president of the
Association of the Mine Managers of South Africa in 2008.
“
Both Beyers and Phillip have a wealth of mining experience, are tenacious,
energetic and have proven themselves as successful mining engineers. They
will join the executive team and report to me directly. I have no doubt that we
will see excellent results from them both”, said Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer.
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