BlueRock Diamonds PLC announced that Mike Houston has stepped down from his Board position with immediate effect and it is anticipated that David Facey will step down from the Board later this week.  Additionally, Victor Dingle has joined the Board as Chief Executive Officer ('CEO') and Rob Croll has become the new Non-executive Chairman with immediate effect.  Victor is an experienced executive having served as Chief Financial Officer ('CFO') of a number of public and private companies in sub-Saharan Africa. Victor is currently CEO and CFO of the Teichmann Group, a diverse group of companies with expertise in multi-disciplined construction services, mining, and agriculture and the Company's largest shareholder. Victor has previously served as CFO of MTO Forestry Proprietary Limited, Dangote Cement Limited and Lafarge Cement.

  Rob, who joined the board in June 2021 as an Independent Non-executive Director, isan experienced mining engineer.  Based in South Africa, he is has held various senior executive and consulting positions and gained significant exposure to the financial markets. He was previously the Lead Independent Non-Executive Director of Resource Generation Limited and brings with him a strong independent technical and commercial perspective to BlueRock's current operation at Kareevlei and future investments.