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Non-Executive Director Appointment
Non-Executive Director Appointment.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6230Q Botswana Diamonds PLC 02 September 2014 \n \n\n \n02nd September 2014\n\n\n\n \nBotswana Diamonds Appoint Anne McFarland as Director\n \nBotswana Diamonds (AIM: BOD) is delighted to announce the appointment of Anne Margaret McFarland, 53 as a non-executive director.\n \nAnne has extensive experience in resources in Russia. For fifteen years she worked as a senior finance executive for Glencore, BP and Russian conglomerates. She is fluent in Russian. She holds qualifications from Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and qualified as a chartered accountant in London.\n \nJohn Teeling, Chairman, commented \"Anne will bring added dimensions to our board. A fluent Russian speaker with many years on the ground resources experience in Russia she will be actively involved with our fast growing joint venture with Alrosa.\"\n \nMs McFarland is currently or has within the past 5 years been a director of the following companies\n \n\n\n\n\nCurrent Directorship\n\n\nPast Directorship\n\n\n\n\nGartan Finance Ltd \n\n\nArKa Merchants Ltd\n\n\n\n\nSegezha Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. \n\n\nSegezha Packaging AB\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSegezha Packaging GmbH\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSegezha Packaging Srl\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSegezha Ambalaj\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSegezha Packaging SAU\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeadfort Trust Ltd\n\n\n\n\n \nMs McFarland holds options over 250,000 shares in Botswana Diamonds exercisable at a price of 2.75p per share. \n \nThere are no further disclosures under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.\n \n \n-Ends-\n\n\n \nEnquiries:\n \n\n\n\n\nBotswana Diamonds PLC\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJohn Teeling, Chairman\n\n\n+353 1 833 2833\n\n\n\n\nJim Finn, Director\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWesthouse Securities Limited\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMartin Davison\n\n\n+44 (0) 20 7601 6100\n\n\n\n\nRobert Finlay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDowgate Capital Stockbrokers Limited\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJason Robertson\n\n\n+44 (0) 129 351 7744\n \n\n\n\n\nAfrican Alliance Botswana Securities\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nKabelo Mohohlo\n\n\n+267 364 3954\n\n\n\n\nOratile Leburu\n\n\n+267 364 3977\n \n\n\n\n\n\nBlytheweigh\n\n\n+44 (0) 20 7138 3204\n\n\n\n\nTim Blythe\n\n\n+44 (0) 7816 924 626\n\n\n\n\nHalimah Hussain \n\n\n+44 (0) 7725 978 141\n\n\n\n\nCamilla Hor...