Africa Gold Group announces senior appointments to drive growth and execute strategy
Exploration and development company African Gold Group Inc. has announced major appointments and operation updates as it seeks to drive its growth agenda.
The Company has appointed Mr. Malcolm Campbell as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
Mr. Campbell is a Professional Certified Mining Engineer with 30 years extensive exploration and mining project experience across Africa, and spent more than 20 years with Anglo American plc.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Campbell was Chief Executive Officer of Buffalo Coal Corp., and currently acts as COO of Trigon Metals Inc.
Mr. Campbell received his B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in 1985 and is currently a member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the South African Colliery Managers.
Mr. Campbell has also completed a number of career enhancing courses at globally recognised institutions in both the engineering and business fields.
The company has also appointed Mr. Andrew Cheatle as Vice President, Exploration, effective immediately.
Mr. Cheatle is a mining industry executive and professional geoscientist with over 25 years of domestic and international experience encompassing both the senior and junior mining sectors.
He is a graduate of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London, and has been involved with building teams that have consistently delivered shareholder value through the discovery and development of multi-million ounce gold deposits.
Mr. Cheatle was previously the CEO of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and is currently also a non-executive director of Condor Gold plc, a TSX and AIM listed mining company, with multi-million ounce gold projects.
Mr. Theron commented: “The Board of AGG is pleased to welcome Malcolm and Andrew to our team. Both have extensive project exploration and development experience and bring valuable expertise to the Company. We look forward to accelerating our exploration strategy under Malcolm and Andrew’s guidance."