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Appointment of New CFO and Finance Director
Neo Energy Metals PLC has appointed De Wet Schutte as its new Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director, effective immediately. Mr. Schutte, a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience in mining and finance across Africa, will focus on advancing the Beisa Uranium Project and other company projects in the Northern Cape Province, aligning with the strategy to become Africa's largest uranium miner and developer. He previously held CFO roles at Meridian Africa and served in executive positions at Harmony Gold and Pamodzi Resources Fund, gaining significant experience in the uranium and gold mining industries. Mr. Schutte currently holds no shares in the Company. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \nNeo Energy Metals plc / LSE: NEO, A2X: NEO / Market: Main Market of the London Stock Exchange\n \n \n5 December 2025\n \nNeo Energy Metals plc (\"Neo Energy\" or \"the Company\")\nAppointment of New South African-based Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director to the Board\nNeo Energy, the near term, low-cost uranium developer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr De Wet Schutte as its new Chief Financial Officer (\"CFO\") and as an Executive Director of the Board, effective immediately.\nMr Schutte, who is based in South Africa, is a seasoned executive in the mining and finance industries with more than 30 years of local and international experience. His expertise focuses on finance, governance and mergers and acquisitions. He is a Chartered Accountant, registered with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Top Executive Programme graduate of the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, in the United States of America.\nMr Schutte has held senior executive positions throughout Africa, including as CFO and an executive of various listed and unlisted companies involved in gold, coal, iron ore, platinum group metals and uranium mining. He has played a key role in numerous restructuring and corporate initiatives, successfully delivering turnarounds of underperforming assets.\nHis most recent roles include serving as CFO of Meridian Africa, where he focused on the corporate funding of businesses in Africa. He has previously been appointed as Executive - New Business for Harmony Gold and as Chief Investment Officer for Pamodzi Resources Fund, where he gained significant experience in, and knowledge of, the uranium and gold mining industry. He has also served as CFO of multiple listed companies in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Canada.\nAs part of his role in the Company, Mr Schutte will work together with the CEO in building a diverse and experienced team to advance the Beisa Uranium Project through to production in accordance with the Company's strategy of establishing itself as the largest uranium miner and developer in Africa, as well as advancing the Company Projects in the Northern Cape Province.\nTheo Botoulas, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented,\n\"De Wet, a team player and experienced professional in the mining and metals...