2nd Dec 2005 07:00
Kazakhmys PLC02 December 2005 Friday, 2 December 2005 Appointment of Non-Executive Director Kazakhmys PLC ("Kazakhmys"), the London listed metals and mining group, todayannounced the appointment of Lord Renwick of Clifton as a Non-ExecutiveDirector. Lord Renwick, 67, served as British Ambassador to South Africa from 1987 to 1991and as Ambassador to the United States from 1991 to 1995. He is currently ViceChairman, Investment Banking, of JPMorgan Europe and of JPMorgan CazenoveLimited. He is Chairman of Fluor Limited, a Director of SABMiller plc, FluorCorporation and Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG and Deputy Chairman of FlemingFamily & Partners Limited. Lord Renwick has also previously served as a Directorof, amongst others, BHP Billiton PLC, BHP Billiton Limited and Harmony GoldMining Company Limited. He is also a trustee of The Economist. Lord Renwickholds degrees from Cambridge and the Sorbonne. Lord Renwick has agreed to be Chairman of the remuneration committee. Mr Vladimir Kim, Chairman of Kazakhmys, commented"I am delighted to welcome Lord Renwick to the board of Kazakhmys. We will gaingreatly from his long industry experience and his specific knowledge ofinternational and financial affairs. His appointment will further strengthen ourBoard." For further information please contact: Jinsoo Yang, Head of IR Tel: +44 (0) 20 7887 1458Sergei Stephantsov, Deputy Head of IRKazakhmys PLC Morgan Bone Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801Robin WalkerFinsbury Notes to EditorsKazakhmys' principal business is the mining, processing, smelting, refining andsale of copper and copper products, including copper cathode and copper rod,which is carried on by the Company's main subsidiary LLC Kazakhmys Corporation.Based on 2004 production, the Group is the 10th largest producer of coppercathode and mined copper in the world. The Group's operations are verticallyintegrated. Kazakhmys operates 16 open pit and underground mines and twosmelting and refining complexes in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhmys alsoowns significant rail infrastructure in Kazakhstan and MKM, a copper productsfabrication company in Germany. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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