Gem Diamonds welcomes Mazvi Maharasoa to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, London –  Gem Diamonds Limited (LON: GEMD) today announced the appointment of Ms Mazvi Maharasoa as a Non-Executive Director. Ms Maharasoa’s appointment will take effect from 1 July 2019.

Harry Kenyon-Slaney, Chairman of Gem Diamonds, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Mazvi Maharasoa to the Board of Gem Diamonds and are confident that her skills and experience in the fields of mining and resources and corporate governance will add great value to the Board.”

About Mazvi Maharasoa

Ms Maharasoa has over 20 years’ of senior management experience of which 10 years were spent in the mining sector with her appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Letšeng Diamonds Ltd following serving for two years as its Resident Director. Ms Maharasoa was also the Founder and President of the Lesotho Chamber of Mines. Prior to Ms Maharasoa’s involvement in the mining sector, she worked in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Central Bank of Lesotho, where she was the senior legal counsel for each of these entities.

Ms Maharasoa holds an LLM from the University of Buckingham. Ms Maharasoa is currently a Non-Executive Director of Stanlib Lesotho Ltd and Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Lesotho. She has also established an advisory firm that specializes in corporate governance practice and advice.

About Gem Diamonds

Gem Diamonds is a leading global diamond producer of high-value diamonds. The Company owns 70% of the Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The Letšeng mine is famous for the production of large, top colour, exceptional white diamonds, making it the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world.

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

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