Lucapa Diamond Company Limited announced the appointment of two highly-experienced diamond industry experts to help drive the next critical stage of development at the company's Lulo Diamond Concession in Angola. The company has appointed Mr. Stephen Wetherall as Executive Director and Mr. Nick Selby as General Manager Operations. Mr. Wetherall is a qualified chartered accountant with more than 20 years' experience in financial and operational management, corporate transactions and strategic planning. He has held senior financial and executive roles with global diamond giant De Beers and London-listed Gem Diamonds, where after successfully establishing the marketing and diamond manufacturing operations for Gem Diamonds served as the company's Group Sales and Marketing Executive responsible for the global marketing and manufacturing division. In his roles at De Beers and Gem Diamonds, Stephen has built an enviable understanding of the diamond industry from exploration through to retail. Mr. Selby is an extraction metallurgist with 35 years' experience in the mining industry. He began his
career with De Beers, where he spent 19 years in a range of technical roles. Mr. Selby joined Gem Diamonds in 2005, where he was responsible for establishing diamond projects in a number of countries including Angola, Australia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Indonesia, Lesotho and Botswana as well as ongoing mineral extraction efficiency improvements.