Firestone Diamonds appoints Eileen Carr to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, London –  Firestone Diamonds Plc (LON: FDI) today announced that MsAbout Eileen Carr will be joining the Board as a Non-Executive Director effective 1 May 2019. Ms Carr replaces Mr Paul Sobie who the Board would like to thank for his considerable input since being appointed in 2011, and the role he played in guiding the company through a transformational period that included the successful funding, development and now steady-state operation of the company’s flagship Liqhobong Diamond Mine in Lesotho.

Lucio Genovese, Chairman, commented: “I am very pleased to welcome Eileen to the Board of Firestone Diamonds. She has extensive experience both in mining and finance which we believe will be invaluable to the Company.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Paul for his dedication and hard work over the past 8 years and wish him the best in his future endeavours.”

About Eileen Carr

Ms Carr is a Chartered Certified Accountant who has over 30 years’ resources industry experience overseeing large scale mining operations across the world including the Freda Rebecca gold mine in Zimbabwe, the Ayanfuri gold mine in Ghana, the Kalsaka gold mine in Burkina Faso and the Angovia gold mine in Ivory Coast. Ms Carr began her career in the resources sector at Cluff Oil Holdings followed by Marc Rich Holdings where she held the position of business manager. Since then, she has gone on to serve as Finance Director or Non-Executive Director at several companies in the resources sector, and was Chief Financial Officer at both AIM listed Monterrico Metals plc and Alexander Mining plc.

Ms Carr is currently a Non-Executive Director of Sylvania Platinum Limited and Bacanora Lithium plc, both of which are listed on AIM. Ms Carr holds an MSc in Management from London University and is a SLOAN fellow of the London Business School.

About Firestone

Firestone is an international diamond mining company with operations in Lesotho. Firestone commenced commercial production in July 2017 at the Liqhobong Diamond Mine. Liqhobong is owned 75% by Firestone and 25% by the Government of Lesotho. Lesotho is one of Africa’s significant new diamond producers, hosting Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng Mine, Firestone’s Liqhobong Mine, Namakwa Diamonds’ Kao Mine, and Lucapa’s Mothae Mine.

For more information: https://www.firestonediamonds.com

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