DRDGOLD : Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

DRDGOLD Limited (DRDGOLD; JSE,NYSE: DRD) has announced that KPMG audit partner Riaan Davel has accepted the post of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of DRDGOLD with effect from 1 January 2015.

He will replace Anthon Meyer, who was appointed acting CFO in July 2014, pending the appointment of a permanent CFO.

Davel, a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa), has a BCom (Hons) and an M Com (in International Accounting) from the University of Johannesburg.

He has 17 years' experience in the professional services industry, mostly in the mining sector in Africa.

As part of gaining this experience, he provided assurance and advisory services, including support and training on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to clients and teams across the African continent.

Davel has spent the last seven years at KPMG as audit partner, where his work included performing audits of listed companies in the mining industry, including SEC registrants.

He has also gained experience as an IFRS technical partner, and represented the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants on the International Accounting Standards Board's project on Extractive Activities from 2003 to 2010.

He also served on committees that compile or update the South African Codes for reporting and valuation of mineral reserves and resources.

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