Tharisa announces Gloria Zvaravanhu to join its Board as Independent Director

– CYPRUS, Paphos –  Tharisa PLC (LON: THS | A2X: THA | JSE: THA) today announced the appointment of Gloria Zvaravanhu to its Board as an independent non-executive director with effect from the AGM on 21 February 2024.

Ms Zvaravanhu will also join the Audit Committee as Chair and will serve on the Risk Committee and Climate Change and Sustainability Committee as a member.

About Gloria Zvaravanhu

Ms Gloria Zvaravanhu, a Zimbabwean national, is a registered Chartered Accountant in Zimbabwe and South Africa. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting (B. Acc) degree from Rhodes University, a Master’s in Business Leadership from the Unisa Graduate School, and a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Cumbria, United Kingdom. She is studying towards an MSc in Business Psychology, as she follows her passion for leadership development and coaching.

She has over 22 years of experience and is currently the Managing Director of a leading short-term insurance company in Zimbabwe. She has previously served as the CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe. She also actively serves the accounting profession as an advisory group member of the International Federation of Accountants

Her current non-executive directorships include Securico Security Services Limited (Board Chairman) and Karo Mining Holdings plc, a Tharisa Group company (non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee).

She has received several awards and achievements in her professional and academic careers.

About Tharisa

Tharisa is an integrated resource group critical to the energy transition and decarbonization of economies. It incorporates exploration, mining, processing, and the beneficiation, marketing, sales, and logistics of PGMs and chrome concentrates, using innovation and technology as enablers. Its principal operating asset is the Tharisa Mine, located in the south-western limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The mechanized mine has a 13-year open pit life and is strategically advancing the vast mechanized underground resource which extends for over 60 years. Tharisa is developing Karo Platinum, a low-cost, open-pit PGM asset located on the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. The Company is committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and the development of a roadmap to become net carbon neutral by 2050. As part of this energy transition, the 40MW solar project adjacent to the Tharisa Mine is well advanced. Redox One, a wholly owned subsidiary, is accelerating the development of proprietary iron-chromium redox flow long-duration battery storage utilizing the commodities we mine.

SOURCE: https://www.tharisa.com/

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