– IRELAND, Dublin – Kenmare Resources plc, is pleased to announce that John Ensall has agreed to join the Board of Kenmare as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mr. Ensall is expected to perform the role of the Lender Approved Non-Executive Director for the purposes of the amendment to the Group’s financing agreed with its lenders on 29 April 2015 and to chair the Board’s Strategic Options Committee. The remit of the committee is broadly (a) to oversee the development and evaluation of strategic options available to the Company (including by M&A transaction or similar (including the possible acquisition by Iluka Resources Limited of the Company), asset disposal, financial/operational restructuring, equity raise or other equity or debt financing or other similar strategic option, and any significant capital expenditure programme); and (b) to oversee the negotiation/execution of, and ongoing monitoring of/compliance with, any proposed restructuring of the Kenmare Group’s debt obligations.
John Ensall has over 20 years’ experience in refinancing, transforming and developing businesses across a wide range of sectors. Mr. Ensall began his career in Corporate Finance for Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte before a number of chief executive positions at Clares Group, Food Brokers Ltd and Addis Group. He has since focused on turnaround situations including Public Safety Equipment Group (2009-11), Radius Systems (2011-12) and more recently Findus Group in 2012. Mr. Ensall received his undergraduate degree in Engineering from the University of Leicester and has an MBA from City University Business School.
Steven McTiernan, Chairman, said “I would like to welcome John to the Board of Kenmare. He brings a wealth of experience which will add to the Board’s collective knowledge.”
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