Petra Diamonds has appointed Richard Duffy as CEO. He is to commence his task on April 1, 2019. The veteran, outgoing CEO Johan Dippenaar will be working closely with Duffy to ensure an efficient handover.
According to a news release issued by Petra, Duffy who worked for almost three decades for Anglo American and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., has extensive experience in both open pit and underground mining and a proven focus on safety, productivity and community relations. He also has considerable experience in taking a strategic view and accountability for all corporate finance, business development and capital expenditure related matters.
"We are deeply grateful to Johan Dippenaar for all of the work he has done over the past 14 years to lead Petra through a long period of significant growth and establishing the Company as a leading independent diamond producer," Petra's Chairman, Adonis Pouroulis, said.
"I am delighted to have been appointed CEO of Petra Diamonds. I look forward to working with a very capable team that has grown the business and laid the foundations for delivering on the recent capital investment programme." Richard Duffy commented.