Management

Hannes Botes (52)

Dip Comm, HDip Tax

Manager Risk and Internal Audit

Hannes Botes joined DRDGOLD on 7 September 1998 as Group Financial Manager. He was appointed Group Risk Manager on 1 February 2003. Hannes has 26 years of experience in financial management.

Ryno Botha (37)

M(Eng) in Mineral Resource Management, Graduate Dip in Engineering (MRM), National Higher Dip in Mineral Resource Management, National Dip in Mine Surveying

Mineral Resources Manager

Ryno Botha joined DRDGOLD on 6 December 2004 and was promoted to his current position as Mineral Resources Manager on 1 November 2008. He was previously employed by JCI, Amplats, Anglo Platinum and has 17 years of mining experience. He holds a Mine Surveyor’s Certificate of Competency.

Barry de Blocq (47)

B Soc Sc, JMDP, DPLR

General Manager: Corporate Services

Barry de Blocq joined DRDGOLD in September 1998 from AngloGold, where he was Divisional Industrial Relations Manager. He was promoted to his current position on 1 January 2010. He has 23 years experience in the mining industry.

Kobus Dissel (51)

BCom (Hons)

Group Financial Manager

Kobus Dissel joined DRDGOLD as Group Financial Manager in October 1999 from AngloGold, where he was Financial Manager responsible for financial systems. He has 26 years of experience in the mining industry.

Bruce Ebell (51)

MEng (MEM) USA, BSc (Eng) Minerals Processing, BCom, MDP

Manager: Metallurgical Technical Services

Bruce Ebell joined DRDGOLD during 2008 as Manager: Metallurgical Technical Services. He was previously employed by Bateman Minerals and Metals, Alex Stewart Assayers, Dowding Reynard and Associates, Millsell/Henry Gould and Rand Mines, and has 29 years of experience in the field of extractive metallurgy in various managerial, consulting and project engineering positions. A registered professional engineer, Bruce is a member of SAIMM and MMMA.

Henry Gouws (40)

HDip Extraction Metallurgy, MDP

General Manager: Crown

Henry Gouws joined DRDGOLD in January 1988. He was appointed Operations Manager of Crown in January 2006 and General Manager in July 2006. He has 22 years of experience in the mining industry.

Themba Gwebu (45)

BIuris, LLB, LLM

Executive Officer: Compliance

Themba Gwebu, who is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, first joined DRDGOLD in April 2004 as Assistant Legal Adviser. He was appointed Company Secretary in April 2005 and Group Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer on 1 January 2007. He is currently Executive Officer: Compliance.

Kevin Kruger (41)

BSc (Mechanical Engineering), MDP, PMB

General Manager: Technical Services

Kevin Kruger joined DRDGOLD in 1994. Previously Engineering Manager at the company’s North West Operations and Regional Engineering Manager thereafter, he was appointed to his current position in January 2010.

Owen O’Brien (45)

General Manager: Blyvoor

Owen O’Brien joined DRDGOLD on 25 September 2008 as General Manager at Blyvoor. He was previously employed by Harmony Gold where he held various management positions. He has 25 years of experience in the mining industry and holds a Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency.

Collie Russouw (51)

BTech (Mining Engineering), Dip Metalliferous Mining, HDip Metalliferous Mining, MDP

Executive Officer: Underground Operations

Collie Russouw joined DRDGOLD as General Manager of Blyvoor on 4 September 2006. He was previously Mine Manager at Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited’s Virginia operations and held various positions in Harmony and GenGold/Gold Fields during a career spanning 29 years. He was appointed Executive Officer: Underground Operations on 1 January 2008.

Charles Symons (55)

BCom, MBL, Dip Extractive Metallurgy

Executive Officer: Surface Operations

Charles Symons joined the mining industry on 14 February 1977 and transferred to Crown in January 1986. He was appointed General Manager of Crown in 1995 and Executive Officer: Surface Operations on 1 January 2008.

Phillip Watters (53)

General Manager: Projects

Phillip joined DRDGOLD in 2002 and took up his present position on 1 August 2005. He was previously General Manager at ERPM. Phillip, who obtained a Mine Manager’s Certificate in May 1993, has a total of 33 years’ experience in mining, 23 years of which were spent with Gold Fields and four with Anglo American. His career includes both production and project management experience.