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Change of Directors and Chang
Change of Directors and Chang.
About this update from Bezant Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 5274J Bezant Resources PLC 04 December 2008 \n \n\nBezant Resources Plc \n('Bezant' or the 'Company')\n04 December 2008\nDirectorate Changes and Change of Broker\nBezant (AIM: BZT), the AIM listed gold and copper exploration and development company operating in the Philippines and Tanzania, today announces the appointment of Dr. Evan Kirby as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. He succeeds Mark Burchnall, who is stepping down from the Board with immediate effect to concentrate on his other work commitments.\nThe Company would also like to announce the appointment of Matrix Corporate Capital LLP as its sole Broker with immediate effect. Strand Partners Limited continues to act as Nominated Adviser to the Company.\nDr. Kirby is a metallurgist with over 30 years' of international experience throughout the metals and mining sector. During the period from 1975 until 1992, Dr. Kirby held senior management positions with Impala Platinum, Rand Mines and Rustenburg Platinum Mines in South Africa, prior to emigrating to Australia and commencing employment with Minproc Engineers in 1992 and then subsequently joining the Bechtel Corporation. In 2002, he founded his own consulting business, Metallurgical Management Services, and has since worked as a Director for a number of mining companies, as well as completing a wide range of technical consulting assignments in Australia, the USA, Canada, China and South Africa. In this previous role as consultant, Dr. Kirby has already gained considerable experience of Bezant's operations whilst coordinating the metallurgical studies and associated testing in relation to the Company's Mankayan Project in the Philippines.\nDr. Evan Kirby, aged 57, currently holds directorships in the following companies:\nDwyka Resources Limited\nGreat Australian Resources Limited\nChina Gold Mines plc\nGlobal Resources Ventures Limited\nMetallurgical Management Services Pty Limited\nIn the last five years he has been a Director of the following companies:\n\nWashington Resources Limited\nSylvania Resources Limited\nWedgetail Exploration N.L.\n\nThere is no other information that is required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules of the London Stock Exch...