Directorate Change
Lonmin Plc Appoints Ben Magara as Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Lonmin Plc ("Lonmin" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Magara as its new Chief Executive Officer and as a Director with effect from 1 July 2013.
Ben Magara is currently the Executive Head of Engineering and Capital Projects at Anglo American Platinum Limited (Anglo Platinum). Before taking up his current role, Ben was the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Coal South Africa and responsible for Anglo American's total coal business in South Africa with revenues of around US$2 billion. At Anglo Platinum, Ben's tenure in all projects has been fatality free and amongst others the Unki Platinum Mine Project ramped up to steady state one year ahead of schedule.
Ben has a 22 year distinguished career at the leading edge of the mining industry which has included a number of positions within the Anglo American Group. During his mining career he has shown an exceptional operational ability spanning mining supervision, management and leadership. Ben has also demonstrated an ability to work proactively and extensively with unions, government, and communities. He has a degree in Mining Engineering, has been a director of Anglo American South Africa since 2006, and is a non-executive director of Foskor.
Ben Magara is a Zimbabwean national, married with two children, and has been resident in South Africa for the last 19 years.