IMPLATS APPOINTS A NEW GROUP MINING EXECUTIVE

 
TIDMIPLA 
 
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited 
 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) 
 
(Registration No. 1957/001979/06) 
 
ISIN: ZAE000083648 
 
JSE Share Code : IMP 
 
LSE Share Code : IPLA 
 
ADR Code : IMPUY 
 
("Implats" or "the Company") 
 
IMPLATS APPOINTS A NEW GROUP MINING EXECUTIVE 
 
Implats is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerhard Potgieter as Group 
Executive: Growth Projects and Consulting Mining Engineer with effect from 1 
July 2010. He will report directly to David Brown, the Chief Executive Officer 
and will take responsibility for leading the Company's capital projects 
portfolio and will serve as a member of the Executive Committee as well as on 
various operational boards. 
 
Gerhard is a registered professional mining engineer and brings with him 
extensive experience in gold, platinum and base metal mining where he has been 
involved in exploration, feasibility studies, design, construction and 
management of numerous projects. Some of the mines successfully commissioned 
under his leadership include Target Gold, Two Rivers Platinum, Modikwa 
Platinum, Tati Nickel and Nkomati Nickel. He is a past-president of the 
Association of Mine Managers and has served on a number of boards during his 
career. Over the last 3 years he has served as Managing Director: African 
Operations at Norilsk Nickel. 
 
Implats wishes Gerhard every success in his new role. 
 
14 May 2010 
 
Johannesburg 
 
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited 
 
 
 
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