JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South African gold producer Harmony Gold has appointed Hannes Meyer as its financial director, effective from August 1.

Meyer’s appointment follows Harmony’s interim financial director Frank Abbott giving notice of his early retirement. Abbott would hand over his responsibilities to Meyer on November 1, at which time Meyer would be appointed to Harmony’s board.

Harmony said in a statement that Abbot would remain on the board of directors until the end of December, as an executive director responsible for strategic planning. After this, he would serve as a non-executive director.

Meyer is a chartered accountant with more than 13 years experience in the mining industry. Having first worked at Randgold Resources’ mining operations in Mali, he joined AngloGold Ashanti and was later appointed as senior financial manager for business development. 

He spent seven years with AngloGold during which he gained extensive experience in all facets of corporate finance. Meyer then joined Teal Exploration & Mining Incorporated as CFO and was appointed as acting CEO of Teal in 2008.

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