JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun are pleased to announce that the company has promoted David van Heerden to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective November 12, 2021. Mr. van Heerden’s appointment allows Marna Cloete to focus solely on her role as Ivanhoe’s President. Ms. Cloete has held the dual roles of President and CFO since her appointment as President in March 2020.
Mr. van Heerden has been with Ivanhoe Mines since 2011, and has held progressively senior finance roles, most recently as Vice President, Finance, Treasury and Tax. Prior to joining Ivanhoe Mines, he was in the assurance division of Ernst & Young Inc. in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a focus on mining and construction clients. Mr. van Heerden is a registered Chartered Accountant.
“We are pleased to welcome David to the senior executive management team,” said Mr. Friedland. “David brings tremendous experience and proven judgment, and will be a valuable contributor as we continue our progression into a preeminent, diversified mining company with industry-leading environmental, social and governance credentials.”
Marna Cloete commented: “I am thrilled with the promotion of David to Chief Financial Officer. He is an exceptional accountant, as well as a long-time trusted advisor. David’s new title reflects his unique contributions to the company and his indelible impact on Ivanhoe’s success. He has been assisting me with many of the CFO duties over the past several years, so we expect a seamless transition.
“This is an extremely busy and exciting period of growth for Ivanhoe Mines. David’s full-time assumption of the CFO duties will allow me to focus more of my time on ensuring the successful execution of our plans to bring the Platreef and Kipushi projects into commercial production.”
About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining company focused on advancing its three principal projects in Southern Africa: the development of major new, mechanized, underground mines at the Kamoa-Kakula copper discoveries in the Democratic Republic of Congo and at the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa; and the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kamoa-Kakula began producing copper concentrates in May 2021 and, through phased expansions, is positioned to become one of the world's largest copper producers. Kamoa-Kakula is being powered by clean, renewable hydro-generated electricity and is projected to be among the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitters per unit of metal produced. Ivanhoe Mines has pledged to achieve net-zero operational greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine. Ivanhoe also is exploring for new copper discoveries on its Western Foreland exploration licences in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the Kamoa-Kakula Project.
Information contacts
Investors: Bill Trenaman +1.604.331.9834 / Media: Matthew Keevil +1.604.558.1034
南非约翰内斯堡 — 艾芬豪矿业 (TSX: IVN; OTCQX:IVPAF) 联席董事长罗伯特·弗里兰德 (Robert Friedland) 与孙玉峰 (Miles Sun) 欣然宣布，公司于11月12日正式委任大卫·范·希尔登 (David van Heerden) 为首席财务官。公司总裁玛娜·科洛特 (Marna Cloete) 自2020年3月被任命以来，一直同时兼任总裁和首席财务官的双重职务。范·希尔登先生晋升为首席财务官后，科洛特女士将专注于其作为艾芬豪矿业总裁的职务。
范·希尔登先生于2011年加入艾芬豪矿业，期间曾担任多个高级财务职位，并逐步晋升为财政及税务部副总裁。加入艾芬豪矿业之前，他任职于南非约翰内斯堡的安永会计师事务所保险部门，主要负责采矿和建设行业的客户。范·希尔登先生为注册特许会计师。
弗里兰德先生说﹕“我们热烈欢迎大卫加入公司的高管团队。他拥有非常丰富的工作经验，且在决策判断方面也拥有杰出的过往业绩，他将能够为公司带来重大贡献，可助力我们继续发展成为卓越的多元化矿业公司，继续不断在环境、社会和治理 (ESG) 方面领导业界不断向前。”
玛娜·科洛特评论说：“对于大卫晋升为公司的首席财务官，我感到十分高兴。他是一位出色的会计师，也是一位长期受我们信赖的顾问。此次的任命反映了大卫对于公司的巨大贡献，他在艾芬豪不断取得成功的道路上有着举足轻重的影响。在过去的几年里，他一直协助我完成了许多首席财务官职务相关的工作。因此，我们相信他将会顺利接任首席财务官一职，实现无缝过渡。
“对于艾芬豪矿业而言，现在正处于一个极其繁忙且令人兴奋的发展时期。大卫全力接手首席财务官一职后，将使我能够有更多的时间专注于项目的规划和实施，以确保重点推行普拉特瑞夫 (Platreef) 和基普什 (Kipushi) 项目尽早成功实现商业化生产。"
关于艾芬豪矿业
艾芬豪矿业是一家加拿大的矿业公司，正在推进旗下位于南部非洲的三大合资项目：位于刚果民主共和国的卡莫阿-卡库拉 (Kamoa-Kakula) 铜矿和位于南非的普拉特瑞夫钯-铑-铂-镍-铜-金矿的大型机械化地下矿山开发工程；以及同样位于刚果民主共和国、久富盛名的基普什锌-铜-锗-银矿的大型重建和改善工程。
卡莫阿-卡库拉铜矿项目于2021年5月实现铜精矿生产，未来将分阶段进行扩建，预计将会成为全球最大规模的铜生产商之一。卡莫阿-卡库拉将使用清洁、可再生的水电，并将成为世界上每单位金属温室气体排放量最低的矿山之一。艾芬豪矿业已作出承诺，卡莫阿-卡库拉铜矿将致力实现净零运营温室气体排放 (范围一和二)。同时，艾芬豪正在刚果民主共和国境内、毗邻卡莫阿-卡库拉项目的西部前沿 (Western Foreland) 探矿权内寻找新的铜矿资源。
联系方式
投资者﹕比尔·特伦曼 (Bill Trenaman)，电话﹕+1.604.331.9834 / 媒体﹕马修·基维尔 (Matthew Keevil)，电话﹕ +1.604.558.1034