JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed fluorspar company Sallies on Friday reported that director Tom Dale had been retired by rotation at this year’s annual general meeting, after he did not offer himself for re-election.

Dale would cease to be a director with immediate effect, but would remain an employee of the company in his capacity of CEO until the end of November.

Meanwhile, nonexecutive director Barney Esterhuyzen has resigned from the board effective from October 22, while nonexecutive directors Dr Fred Roux and Dennis Kerrison were removed from the board through an ordinary resolution at a general meeting called on Thursday.

Roux was also ousted from his chairperson position on platinum producer Impala Platinum’s board.

Nicholas Davidoff, a US citizen, was appointed as a non-executive director, effective from October 22. He was currently employed by New York-based Firebird Management, the corporation that controls, through two managed funds, 74% of the issued share capital of Sallies.

At a board meeting held shortly after the shareholder’s meeting, Davidoff was also appointed as chairperson of the board.

Andrew Kamau was also appointed as a nonexecutive director, effective from October 22. Kamau is a Kenyan citizen resident in South Africa with considerable experience across the African continent in the last decade, having worked for multinationals in East Africa and major trading organisations in Europe.

He was on the board of Kewberg Cables and Braids, a speciality cable manufacturer, and of Khulaco, one of the five private companies licensed to import petroleum into South Africa. Kamau was also chairperson of Komati Foundation, a non-profit organisation, working specifically with students and young professionals to nurture leadership skills and service ethics.

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