14th Jan 2005 07:00
Peter Hambro Mining PLC14 January 2005 14 January 2005 PETER HAMBRO MINING PLC APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR Peter Hambro Mining plc is pleased to announce that at yesterday's Board Meeting, Andrey Maruta was appointed by the Board as a Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr Andrey Maruta, aged 29, has been Peter Hambro Mining'sGroup Chief Accountant for the past 2 years and was previously a Senior Auditorwith Moore Stephens. He also assumes the role of Deputy Finance Director. Mr Philip Leatham, the Group's Finance Director, will become a Non-ExecutiveDirector but retain responsibility for financial affairs. Peter Hambro, Chairman of Peter Hambro Mining plc, commented: "It has always been our policy to retain as much Russian involvement in thecompany as we can and I am delighted that Andrey Maruta, who came to us fromVladivostok via Moore Stephens, is continuing the trend. We welcome hisexperience in both Russian and UK accounting practice and look forward toworking with him in this challenging role." Further statutory information relating to Andrey Maruta is set out below. Enquiries: Alya Samokhvalova +44 (0) 20 7201 8900Peter Hambro Mining PLC Tom Randell +44 (0) 20 7653 6620Merlin The following information is provided in accordance with paragraph 15 andSchedule 2(f) of the AIM Rules: Andrey Viktorovich Maruta: a) has held within past the 5 years the following directorships: ARICOM PLCb) has no unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences;c) has not had any bankruptcy order made against him or entered into any individual voluntary arrangement;d) has not been a director of a company which has been placed into receivership, compulsory liquidation, creditors' voluntary liquidation, administration or which has entered into any company voluntary arrangement or any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its creditors, at the time of or within twelve months preceding such events;e) has not been a partner of any partnership which has been put into compulsory liquidation, administration or entered into partnership voluntary arrangements, at the time of or within twelve months preceding such event;f) has not had a receivership of any asset or of a partnership where he was a partner at the time of or within twelve months preceding such event; org) has not been publicly criticised by statutory or regulatory authorities (including recognised professional bodies) or ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director of a company or from acting in the management or conduct of the affairs of any company. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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