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Sam Jonah resigns from Anglogold Ashanti Board
Accra, Feb. 13, GNA – Dr Sam Esson Jonah on Monday resigned
from the Board of Anglogold Ashanti as a non-executive
director.
A statement from the company in Accra on Tuesday said the
resignation takes immediate effect.
It said the Board expressed its gratitude to Dr Jonah’s
contribution to the Board.
The company also announced the appointment of Mr Sipho
Pityana as a non-executive director of the Board with effect
from Tuesday.
Mr. Pityana is the executive chairman of Izingwe Holdings
(Proprietary) Limited and has occupied strategic roles in
both the public and private sectors, including the positions
of director-general of the National Departments of Labour
and Foreign Affairs of South Africa.
The statement quoted the Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Mr Russel Edey, as saying, “We welcome Sipho Pityana to our
board and look forward to the contribution that he will
doubtless make to the success and sound governance of
Anglogold Ashanti.”
GNA
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