Tharisa PLC Board of Directors announced that Mr. Roger Davey has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 June 2017. Mr. Davey has more than 30 years' operational experience at senior management and director level in the mining industry in South America, Africa and Europe. His experience at senior management level includes financing, feasibility studies, construction, development, commissioning and operational management of both underground and surface mining operations in gold and base metals. Previous positions include being the Senior Mining Engineer at N M Rothschild in the Mining and Metals project finance team, where he had responsibility for the assessment of the technical risk associated with current and prospective project loans. Mr. Davey will be serving on the Risk, Remuneration and Safety Health and Environment Committees of Tharisa.