Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Mark Michael Wellesley-Wood ⁽¹⁾ (53)

Executive Chairman
Member (Risk Committee)

Mark Wellesley-Wood

Mr Wellesley-Wood was appointed Non-Executive Chairman in May 2000 and appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in November 2000. He resigned as Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Executive Chairman on 19 December 2003. Mr Wellesley-Wood holds a degree in Mining Engineering from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London and an MBA from City Business School. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Member of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, a former Member of the Stock Exchange in London, a Fellow of the Securities Institute and a Member of the Society of Investment Professionals. He is a former member of the London Stock Exchange and has been involved in all aspects of raising finance and financial advice for mining companies since 1977. Mr Wellesley-Wood is also a Director of Oxus Gold Limited, WCS Limited and Emperor Mines Limited. He was Chairman of the Unwins Wine Group Limited from December 2001 to December 2003 and now serves on its Major Shareholder Committee.

Ian Louis Murray ⁽²⁾ (38)

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Ian Murray

Mr Murray was appointed Manager Corporate Finance in 1997, Alternate Director in July 1999, Chief Financial Officer in November 2000 and Deputy Chief Executive Officer in January 2003. He resigned as Chief Financial Officer in January 2003 but re-assumed that position on 30 June 2003 upon the resignation of Mr JH Dissel. On 19 December 2003 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr Murray obtained his B.Comm degree from the University of Cape Town, with distinction, in 1988, passed the Board Exam of the South African Institute of Chartered Accounts (SAICA), in 1989, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification exam in 1990 and obtained his Advanced Taxation Certificate from the University of South Africa in 1993. He is consequently a member of SAICA and CIMA. Prior to joining DRDGOLD, he was Group Financial and Administration Manager of Bioclones (Pty) Limited, a subsidiary of SA Breweries, from August 1995 to January 1997. Mr Murray is also a director of Net-Gold Services Limited and G.M. Network Limited (GoldMoney.com).

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

David Christopher Baker ⁽³⁾ (45)

Independent Non-Executive Director
Member (Audit and Risk Committee)

David Baker

Mr Baker was appointed as Non-Executive Director in 2002. Mr Baker is a qualified metallurgist and started his career at the CRA Broken Hill mine in Australia. During 1986 he joined Capel Court Powell in Sydney as a mining analyst and later joined James Capel in London in a similar position. In 1992, Mr Baker joined Merrill Lynch Investment Management as director Global Natural Resources where as portfolio manager he successfully managed the Mercury Gold Metal Open Fund from its launch in 1995. In 2001, Mr Baker helped establish Baker Steel Capital Manager LLP, a boutique investment house that specialises in managing clients' funds in the natural resource market. At August 2004, the company had 10 employees and over US$450 million under management, with offices in both London and Sydney. Mr Baker is also a director of Baker Steel Limited, Emperor Mines Limited, Northcliffe Holdings Pty. Ltd and Serpent Investment Pty. Ltd.

Geoffrey Charles Campbell ⁽¹⁾ (43)

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman (Remuneration Committee), Member (Audit Committee)

Geoffrey Campbell

Mr Campbell was appointed as Non-Executive Director in 2002. and as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director in December 2003. Mr Campbell is a qualified geologist and started his professional career working on gold mines in Wales and Canada. In 1986 he joined Sheppards Stockbrokers in London as a mining analyst. In 1988 he joined the Australian stockbrokers, Ord Minnett, and spent some time working for its sister company, Fleming Martin in New York as a senior research analyst. In 1995 Mr Campbell joined Merrill Lynch Investment Managers to run the Gold and General Fund, one of the largest gold mining investment funds. He was also Research Director for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, responsible for co-ordinating the investment research across the entire group. Mr Campbell is currently the managing director of Boatlaunch Limited.

Robert Peter Hume ⁽²⁾ (64)

Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman (Audit Committee)

Robert Hume

Mr Hume was appointed Non-Executive director in 2001. Mr Hume has 41 years' experience in the auditing field of which the last 18 years were as partner in the East London office of KPMG. Since retirement in 1999, he has spent five years as investment manager at Sasfin Frankel Pollak in East London. Mr Hume is also a director of King Consolidated Holdings Limited.

Moltin Paseka Ncholo ⁽²⁾ (41)

Non-Executive Director

Moltin Paseka Ncholo

Dr Ncholo was appointed Non-Executive Director in 2002. Awarded his doctorate in philosophy in 1992, Dr Ncholo was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of South Africa in 1994. Prior to becoming the Chairman of Khumo Bathong Holdings (Pty) Ltd and East Rand Proprietary Mines Ltd in 1999, he was Director-General of the Department of Public Service and Administration in the South African Government. Dr Ncholo is a Director of Crown Gold Recoveries (Pty) Ltd (CGR).

Douglas John Meldrum Blackmur ⁽³⁾ (60)

Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman (Risk Committee), Member (Remuneration Committee)

Douglas Blackmur

Professor Blackmur was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in October 2003. He holds a doctorate in industrial relations from the University of Queensland and has a career which spans more than 35 years, primarily in the academic and human resources fields. He currently holds the position of Professor of Management at the University of the Western Cape.

ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

Anton Lubbe ⁽²⁾ (45)

Alternate Director

Anton Lubbe

Mr Lubbe was appointed an Alternate Director to Mr Murray on 30 June 2003. He holds a BSc (Mining) degree with distinction (Wits), Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Wits) and an MBA from the University of Wales. Mr Lubbe started his career with Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company Limited in 1980 and has held numerous management positions in the mining industry. In January 2003, he became General Manager of Hartebeestfontein Mine and was promoted to Divisional Director: Growth and Technical Services in March 2003.

Deon van der Mescht ⁽²⁾ (41)

Alternate Director

Deon van der Mescht

Mr van der Mescht was appointed an Alternate Director to Mr Wellesley-Wood on 30 June 2003. He started his career as a learner official at Evander Gold Mines Ltd in the early 1980s. Shortly thereafter, he obtained his National Higher Diploma in Metalliferous Mining. In 1998, he became a Production Manager at Buffelsfontein Mine and in January 2002 was appointed General Manager of Blyvooruitzicht Mine. Appointed General Manager: South African Operations in March 2003, and as Divisional Director: South African Operations in July 2003. Mr van der Mescht resigned from the Group on 5 August 2004.

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