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Profile: A dynamic and enthusiastic Chartered Engineer with extensive International Business Management and Change Management experience. Committed to continual improvement in people, safety, quality, efficiency and profitability. Described as having a strong internal locus of control and a natural leader.

Recent Key Achievements:

* Appointed as CEO/Managing Director in 2002 on a one year fixed contract to rebuild a Bulgarian Cosmetics (8% market Share in Russia) company in line with Western European Standards.

* Appointed as General Manager/Executive Director at Chelopech Mine, Bulgaria, in December 2000.
* Production increased from 1800t/day to 2500t/day (+39%).
* Recoveries in Copper increased from 81% to 85% and Gold from 58% to 63%.
* Developed and implemented a NSR block model for efficient mining economics.
* Total costs/tonne treated reduced by $23.24 to $19.57 (16%).

* Appointed as General Manager at Libanon Gold Mine (South Africa) in 1999.

* Graduated from a full time MBA course in 1998.

Previous Achievements:

* Holder of Mine Managers Certificates for Coal and Metalliferous mines.
* Successful significant downsizing of a South African Gold Mine.
* Proven record of cost saving and productivity improvements.
* Proven record of safety improvements.
* Guest speaker at the United Nations Symposium on the Environment.
* Successfully managed a group of five open pit mines with a contract value of 16 Million GBP turnover per annum.
* Consultant to the Government in the Privatisation of British Coal.
* President of the British Hobie Cat Class Association 1994.
* Chairman of the NUM, Westoe Colliery in 1977.
* Secretary of the Penistone Branch of Round Table 1993.

Career History:

Current Employment

Consultant to Ndeke Mining (South Africa)

Engaged in the sourcing and purchasing of a profitable mining operation to form the core business of a Black Economic Empowerment company. The successful completion of negotiations will lead to my appointment as CEO of this newly formed junior mining company.

Bulgarian Experience

(May 2002-May 2003) CEO/Managing Director
STS Holding Group Ltd

Appointed on 1st May 2002 on a one year fixed Contract to introduce Western European practices to STS Holding Group. The Company employed 600 people with a turnover of $15m. The business comprised of Laminate tube, Toothpaste and Hair Dye production and sales.

The following achievements were established during my contract term:

* ƒ¡ƒnBusiness analysis and the formulation of a business Strategy for the Shareholders.
* ƒ¢ƒnSeparated the business from the remainder of the holding to create efficiency.
* ƒ£ƒnIntroduced a new product development team to reenergize and replace the aging product range.
* ƒ¤ƒnIntroduced reporting and control systems.
* ƒ¥ƒnDeveloped a new hair dye product and Trademarks together with three new toothpastes.
* ƒ¦ƒnCarried out market research to ascertain market requirements.
* ƒ§ƒnIdentified training needs in top management and implemented suitable courses for their education.
* ƒ¨ƒnOpened a new marketing office in Sofia and refurbished the existing factory/offices.
* ƒ©ƒnCommissioned a new production facility and warehouse in Moscow.
* ƒ¡ƒ~ƒnDeveloped a "Private Label" market for STS.
* ƒ¡ƒ¡ƒnIntroduced costing and pricing systems to optimize the business.
* ƒ¡ƒ¢ƒnPrepared and implemented the company's first business plan.
* ƒ¡ƒ£ƒnImplemented a $1.4m advertising budget for Russia for 2003
* ƒ¡ƒ¤ƒnIntroduced and acquired certification for ISO 9001 in December 2002 (Lloyds).
* ƒ¡ƒ¥ƒnTrained and coached one of the Shareholders to take over the business on my departure.

(2000-2002) General Manager/Executive Director
Navan Chelopech/Bimak

Appointed on 10th December 2000. The mine is an underground Copper/Gold/Silver mine using sub level caving as the mining method. It is a four shaft complex utilizing modern mobile equipment extracting and processing 900,000 tonnes of ore, originally employing 720 people.

The following achievements were established during my leadership:

* Established a new Professional Management Team mainly from expatriates and developed a new strategy for the mine based on optimization and extraction of resources.
* ƒnƒnEstablished good relationships with Bulgarian Ministerial officials.
* ƒnƒnThrough the introduction of new mobile equipment, infrastructure and new working practices the mine production steadily increased from 1800t/day to 2500t/day (+39%).
* ƒnAn NSR block model was developed for the mine, which took into account recoveries, metal prices, penalties and insitu grades to provide an accurate cut off mechanism for mining.
* ƒnƒnNew understanding of the mine mineralogy enabled recoveries in Copper to be increased from 81% to 85% and Gold from 58% to 62%.
* ƒnƒnThe mine increased its Copper tonnage from 8,230 to 8,729 tonnes (+6%) and the Recovered Gold increased from 55,424 to 53,590 ozs.
* ƒnƒnCost control and saving initiatives were introduced and the total cost/tonne treated was reduced from $23.24 to $19.57 (-16%).
* ƒnƒnAn ISO 14001 Environmental Management System was introduced.
* ƒnƒnModern HR practices were introduced which were starting to assist in motivating the workforce in the form of incentive schemes, discipline procedures and communication.
* ƒnProduction volume growth was maintained whilst reducing the workforce by 120 people.

South African Experience

(1999-2000) Mine Manager (Goldfields Ltd)
Libanon Gold Mine

Appointed on 1 January 1999. Under my leadership the mine had the best safety record within the Goldfields Group. Excellent industrial relations with the employees were created despite having reduced the workforce from 6,500 to 3,500. The mine also had the highest productivity rates within the Goldfields Group in the West Wits Area. Libanon has 11 shafts spread over a 26km area.

The following key achievements were established during my leadership:
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* Productivity was increased by 32%.
* The implementation of a phased mine closure programme with the cooperation of unions and associations, reduction in the workforce of 3000 without any industrial action.
* R6m/month cost saving implementation reducing cost/tonne from R400 to R230.
* The Change Management philosophy which I implemented at Libanon was being adopted by the whole group.

(1998) University of Cape Town, MBA full time study

(1996-1998) Unit Manager/ Acting Manager Mining Beatrix Gold Mine

(1996) Manager Mining (Acting) Winkelhaak Gold Mine

(1995-1996) Mine Overseer/Unit Manager: St Helena / Kinross Gold Mines

(1995) Manager in Training: with Gengold Ltd.

U.K. Experience

(1993-1995) Consultant: British Coal Privatisation with International Mining Consultants.

(1989-1993) Area Operations Manager: with British Coal Opencast.

* Full commercial management responsibility and accountability for five major coal mining opencast sites and ten private coal licenses.

(1988-1989) Opencast Site Engineer: with British Coal Opencast.

(1988) Assistant Site Engineer: with British Coal Opencast.

(1986-1988) Opencast Management Trainee: with British Coal Opencast (HQ).

(1976-1986) Underground Mineworker: British Coal Corporation.

(1973-1976) Limestone Quarry Plant Worker: Tilling Construction Services.

Qualifications:

B.Sc. (Hon's) Mining Engineering (1986).
Member of the Institute of Mining and Minerals.
First Class Certificate of Competency (1987) (Coal Mine Certificate No. 12083).
QPTC Surface Blasting Certificate (1991) (Certificate No 1182).
Quality Assurance, BS 5750 Lead Assessor/Auditor (1993).
Metalliferous Mines Blasting Certificate (1995)
Mine Overseers Certificate for Metalliferous Mines (1995) (Certificate No 12278)
Chartered Engineer (1996) (Registration No 486155)
Mine Managers Certificate for Metalliferous Mines (1996) (Certificate No 5086)
MBA (1998)

Personal Details:

Date of Birth: 30 July 1955
Marital Status: Married with no children.
Driving Licence: Full.
Passport: United Kingdom. Permanent Resident of South Africa.
Hobbies: Sailing, Golf.

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