*
Chairman of the audit committee and member of the
remuneration
committee
** Member of the audit committee
§ Chairman
of the remuneration committee
Directors and management
1 Philippe Liétard
Chairman
Managing director of the Global Natural Resources Fund
from 2000 to 2003. Prior to July 2000, he was director
of the Oil, Gas and Mining Department of the International
Finance Corporation. His experience in corporate and
project finance with UBS, IFC and the World Bank extends
over 30 years, most of them in the minerals business
and in Africa. Now an independent consultant and a
promoter of mining and energy investments. Appointed
a director in February 1998 and chairman in November
2004.
2 D Mark Bristow
Chief executive officer
Mark is a geologist with more than 20 years’ experience
in the mining industry and holds a PhD in Geology from
Natal University. In August 1995, he was appointed a
director and subsequently, chief executive of Randgold
Resources where he has been instrumental in developing
the company into a gold-focused mining and exploration
business with a market cap of more than US$1 billion
and a strong investor following. He has also played a
significant role in encouraging the emergence of the
mining sector in the West African sub-region where
Randgold Resources has found and developed world
class assets and forged productive partnerships. He
previously held board positions at Harmony Gold Mining
Company, Durban Roodepoort Deep and Randgold &
Exploration. He is currently also a director of African
Platinum plc.
3 Roger A Williams
Chief financial officer
Roger Williams is a chartered accountant with 18 years’
experience in finance including nine years in the gold
mining industry. He joined Randgold Resources in
January 1997 when it was still a private company and
he has been part of the management team that has
overseen the company’s growth into a billion dollar
market cap FTSE 250 company. He was appointed
finance director in April 2002.
4 Bernard H Asher
Senior independent non-executive*
1986 - 1998, he was an executive director of HSBC
Holdings plc and chairman of the HSBC Holdings’
subsidiary, HSBC Investment Bank plc. Was chairman
of Lonrho Africa plc, vice-chairman of the Court of
Governors of the London School of Economics and of
the Legal & General Group plc and a director of Morgan
Sindall plc. Is chairman of Lion Trust Asset Management
and senior independent director of Morgan Sindall. Was
appointed director of Randgold Resources in 1997 and
senior independent director in 2003.
5 Jean-Antoine Cramer
Non-executive**
Was senior partner in Messieurs Cramer & Cie, a Geneva
portfolio management company, also president of the
Corporate Association of Geneva Investment Managers.
Lectures on various topics relating to politics and
economics. Was appointed a director of Randgold
Resources in 1997.
6 Robert I Israel
Non-executive§
Until April 2000, a managing director of Schroder & Co
Inc of New York and head of its energy department. Is
now partner at Compass Advisers, LLP. His experience
in corporate finance, especially the natural resources
sector, extends over 26 years. Was appointed a director
in 1997.
7 Aubrey L Paverd
Non-executive**
Appointed 1995. He brings 40 years of international
geological experience to the board. Served as vice-
president of exploration for Newmont in USA and from
1994 to 1999, was the group executive (exploration) at
North Limited in Australia. Is now an independent
consultant and a non-executive director of Compania
de Minas Buenaventura.
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