Gemfields announced that Mr. Carel Malan has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the company with effect from 9 January 2019. Mr. Malan will also serve as a member of the company's audit committee. Mr. Malan is a South African chartered accountant and is the Chief Financial Officer of the Tshipi manganese mine owned by Tshipi eNtle Manganese Mining (Pty) Ltd. (in which the Company has an indirect interest of approximately 3.7%).