Change to Anooraq's board of directors
31 January 2012
January 31 2012. Anooraq Resources Corporation ("Anooraq"
or the "Company") (TSXV: ARQ; NYSE Amex: ANO; JSE: ARQ)
announces the following changes to Anooraq's board of
directors (the "Board") the resignation of Wayne Kirk as
independent non-executive director; and the appointment of
Patrick Cooke as independent non-executive director.
The Board has accepted Mr Kirk's resignation as a
non-executive director of Anooraq, and is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr Cooke as a non-executive
director with effect from 1 February 2012.
Patrick Cooke (B.Comm (Wits), CA (SA)), received his
chartered accountant designation in South Africa in 1981.
As a Chartered Accountant he worked as a management
consultant with a large accounting firm as well as working
for a merchant bank. Mr. Cooke was responsible for listing
two companies on the main board of JSE Limited ("JSE") and
was the financial director of a third JSE listed company.
His industry experience is wide, having been involved in
mineral information technology, wholesale fast moving
consumer goods, financial services and professional
services companies. He was appointed a non-executive
director of Sallies Limited in October 2009 and, with
effect from February 1, 2010, was appointed Financial
Director, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief
Executive Officer. He resigned from all positions at
Sallies Limited with effect from January 2012.
Mr. Cooke has been the chairman of the Bokoni Platinum
Holdings (Pty) Limited audit committee for the past two
years.
The Board composition post the above changes, is as
follows:
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Director
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Designation
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Qualification
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Tumelo Motsisi
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Executive chairman and director
|
BA, LLM, MBA
|
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Harold Motaung
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Chief executive officer
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BSc, MBA
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Fikele Tebogo De Buck
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Non-executive director
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FCCA (UK)
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Anu Dhir
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Non-executive director
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BA, JD
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Sipho Nkosi
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Non-executive director
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BCom, MBA
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Rizelle Sampson
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Non-executive director
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HDip Education
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Patrick Cooke
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Independent non-executive director
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B.Comm (Wits), CA(SA)
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Note: As per the Notice of Annual General Meeting and
Management information circular dated 24 May 2011, Mr.
Ronald Thiessen did not stand for re-election at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 22 June 2011.
Johannesburg
31 January 2012
JSE Sponsor
Macquarie First South Capital (Pty) Limited
Issued on behalf of Anooraq Resources Corporation
On behalf of Anooraq
Joel Kesler
Executive: Corporate Development
Office: +27 11 779 6800
Mobile: +27 82 454 5556
Russell and Associates
Nicola Taylor
Office: +27 11 880 3924
Mobile: +27 82 927 8957
Macquarie First South Capital
Annerie Britz/Yvette Labuschagne/Melanie de Nysschen
Office: +27 11 583 2000
Additional Information
Patrick Randal Cooke, aged 59, is currently a director of
the following companies:
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