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Appointment of CFO and Head of Energy Metals
Appointment of CFO and Head of Energy Metals.
About this update from Jubilee Metals Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nJubilee Metals Group PLC\nRegistration number (4459850)\nRegistration number: JBL\nRegistration number: JLP\nISIN: GB0031852162\n(\"Jubilee\" or \"the Company\" or \"the Group\")\n \n \nAppointment of Chief Financial Officer\nNew Strategic and Operational Executive Team\n \n \nJubilee Metals Group Plc, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa (AIM: JLP/Altx: JBL), is pleased to announce the expansion of its executive leadership team in support of its growth strategy with the appointment of Neal Reynolds as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective October 1, 2023, as well as Ricus Grimbeek who will be leading Jubilee's expansion drive into energy metals with a specific focus on the roll-out of the Company's Zambian Copper Strategy.\nNeal is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) with a postgraduate qualification in Leadership Development. Neal holds more than 14 years of experience in mostly African focused mining and metals operations. He was most recently Chief Operational Officer at Chemaf, an established copper and cobalt producer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He began his career at Deloitte & Touche and in 2009 moved to Pan African Resources Plc. In 2019, he was appointed CFO of Mopani Copper Mines and later became CFO of Glencore Copper Africa.\nPedja Kovacevic, the current acting CFO, will continue in his role as Chief of Strategy and Advisory once Neal has joined the Company.\nRicus is a Mining Engineer and has more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry holding various executive management and technical roles with global mining houses. He has managed numerous operations and the implementation of projects, across various mining jurisdictions. He is also a board member of Makor Resources which focuses on the formalisation of small scale and artisanal miners in Africa.\nExpanded Executive Management Team\nIn addition to the appointment of the CFO, Jubilee has expanded its executive and senior leadership to coincide with the expansion of the Company's operations and strategic focus.\nThe new structure entails the formation of a Strategic Executive Committee, comprising five members including Leon Coetzer the Chief Executive Officer, along with the Chief of Operations, Chief of Strategy and Advisory, Chief of Energy Metals, and the CFO.\nReporti...