4th Feb 2005 09:10
AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED4th February 2005ZWELAKHE SISULU JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORSAquarius Platinum is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board ofDirectors of Zwelakhe Sisulu with immediate effect.Zwelakhe Sisulu is the Chairman of Savannah Resources (Pty) Ltd, the leadpartner in the Savannah Consortium, Aquarius Platinum's BEE partner.Commenting on the appointment, Aquarius' Chairman Nicholas Sibley said:"I am delighted that Mr Sisulu has accepted the Board's invitation to join. Hebrings considerable experience with regard to the operating environment inSouthern Africa. I am sure that he will make a valuable contribution to theongoing growth and success of the company."Mr Sisulu is a South African national. He was educated in Swaziland, Soweto andlater at the INSEAD Institute in Paris and as a Nieman Fellow at HarvardUniversity.He commenced his career as a journalist in South Africa in the 1970s. A notablepolitical correspondent, his writings and political activities led him to beplaced under house arrest during the apartheid era, later returning to work asthe editor of the New Nation Newspaper. In 1994 he joined the South AfricanBroadcasting Corporation where he was CEO.Mr Sisulu's current business interests include mining and natural resources,media, telecommunications and manufacturing. He is currently Chairman ofSavannah Resources (Pty) Ltd, Dirleton Minerals & Energy (Pty) Ltd, andExecutive Chairman of Afrimineral Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Universal Media (Pty)Ltd.Mr Sisulu holds numerous international awards for his work in human rights, andalso the Presidential Award of South Africa, awarded by Nelson Mandela in 1998.Mr Sisulu is married and lives with his family in Johannesburg, South Africa.For further information please contact:In Australia: Willi Boehm Aquarius Platinum Corporate Services Pty Ltd +61 8 9367 5211 In United Kingdom: Alex Buck Nick Bias Buck Bias Ltd BuckBias Ltd +44 7932 740 452 + 44 7887 920 530 In South Africa: Charmane Russell Stuart Murray Russell & Associates Aquarius Platinum (South Platinum) (Pty) +27 11 880 3924 Ltd +27 11 455 2050 or visit: www.aquariusplatinum.com ENDRelated Shares:
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