People: Gold Fields Ltd (GFI)

GFI on New York Consolidated

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21 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Cheryl Carolus

53 2013 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Nicholas Holland

53 2008 Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

Paul Schmidt

44 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director

Karen Robinson

2013 Company Secretary

Kofi Ansah

67 2004 Independent Non-Executive Director

Roberto Enrique Danino Zapata

2009 Independent Non-Executive Director

Alan Hill

2009 Independent Non-Executive Director

Delfin Lazaro

67 2011 Independent Non-Executive Director

Richard Menell

56 2008 Independent Non-Executive Director

David Murray

67 2008 Independent Non-Executive Director

Donald Ncube

64 2006 Independent Non-Executive Director

Rupert Pennant-Rea

2002 Independent Non-Executive Director

Gayle Wilson

67 2008 Independent Non-Executive Director

Biographies

Name Description

Cheryl Carolus

Ms. Cheryl Ann Carolus,CA., has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Gold Fields Limited., effective February 13, 2013. She holds BA Law; Bachelor of Education, University of the Western Cape. She is Executive Chair of Peotona Group Holdings, an empowerment consortium, and also chairs the Board of South African Airways. She is a director of a number of other public and private companies, including the World Wildlife Fund, and served as South Africa’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2001. Ms Carolus was the CEO of South African Tourism from 2001 to 2004 and Chair of the South African National Parks board for six years.

Nicholas Holland

Mr. Nicholas J. Holland is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited. He holds BCom, BAcc, University of the Witwatersrand; CA (SA). Mr Holland was appointed an executive director of Gold Fields in 1997 and became CEO on 1 May 2008. Prior to that he was the company’s CFO. Mr Holland has more than 30 years’ experience in financial management, of which 22 years were in the mining industry. Prior to joining Gold Fields, he was Financial Director and Senior Manager of Corporate Finance at Gencor. He is also an alternate director of the Rand Refinery.

Paul Schmidt

Mr. Paul A. Schmidt is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited. He holds BCom, University of the Witwatersrand; BCompt (Hons), Unisa; CA (SA). Mr Schmidt was appointed CFO on 1 January 2009 and joined the Board on 6 November 2009. Prior to this, he held the positions of acting CFO from 1 May 2008 and Financial Controller from 1 April 2003. He has more than 16 years’ experience in the mining industry.

Karen Robinson

Mrs. Karen Elizabeth Robinson, LLB, has been appointed as Company Secretary of Gold Fields Ltd., effective January 1, 2013. She was appointed as Assistant Company Secretary on 01 November 2011.

Kofi Ansah

Mr. Kofi Ansah is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited. He holds BSc (Mechanical Engineering), UST Ghana; MSc (Metallurgy), Georgia Institute of Technology Mr Ansah was appointed a director of Gold Fields in April 2004. He is also a director of Ecobank Limited (Ghana).

Roberto Enrique Danino Zapata

Mr. Roberto Enrique Danino Zapata is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited., since 10 March 2009. He holds Master of Law, Harvard Law School; Bachelor of Law, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. A former Prime Minister of Peru and his country’s ambassador to the United States, he serves on various corporate and non-profit boards in Peru, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, including Gold Fields La Cima in Peru. On 1 January 2011, he was appointed executive director of Fosfatos del Pacifico S.A. Mr Dañino has practised for over 30 years as a partner of law firms in Lima and Washington DC, was Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of the World Bank as well as Secretary General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Alan Hill

Mr. Alan Richard Hill is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited., since August 21, 2009. He hold BSc (Hons); MPhil (Rock Mechanics), Leeds University. On 2 October 2010, he was appointed the CEO and Chair of Teranga Gold Corporation. After graduating, Mr Hill worked for a number of mining firms before joining Barrick Gold in 1984. He spent 19 years with Barrick from which he retired in 2003 as Executive Vice-President: Development.

Delfin Lazaro

Mr. Delfin Lapus Lazaro is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Ltd since 1 June 2011. He holds BS Metallurgical Engineering, University of Philippines; MBA, Harvard Business School. He also serves on the Board of Ayala Corporation, Insular Life Assurance Company Ltd and Manila Water Company Inc., amongst other companies. He served as the President and CEO of Globe Telecom from 1996 to 1998. Prior to this, he was head of the Philippines Department of Energy and served as the chairman of various entities from 1992 to 1994. He started his working career at Benguet Corporation in 1975 as a treasurer and held various other positions in the organisation until he was appointed vice chairman. He served in this role from 1989 to 1992.

Richard Menell

Mr. Richard Peter Menell is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited since October 8, 2008. He holds BA (Hons), MA (Natural Sciences Geology), Trinity College Cambridge; MSc (Mineral Exploration and Management), Stanford University, California. He has over 34 years’ experience in the mining industry, including service as President of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, President and CEO of Teal Exploration & Mining as well as Executive Chair of Anglovaal Mining and Avgold. He is a director of Weir Group Plc and Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse. He also serves as a director of a number of unlisted companies and non-profit organisations.

David Murray

Mr. David Neale Murray, OBE, is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited., since January 1, 2008. He holds BA Hons Econ; MBA, University of Cape Town. He has more than 37 years’ experience in the mining industry and has been CEO of Rio Tinto Portugal, Rio Tinto Brazil, TVX Gold Inc, Avgold and Avmin. He is also a non-executive director of Ivernia Inc.

Donald Ncube

Mr. Donald Mzolisa Jones Ncube is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited, since February 15, 2006. He holds BA Economics and Political Science, Fort Hare University; Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Relations, Strathclyde University, Scotland; Graduate MSc Manpower Studies, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology; Diploma in Financial Management; Honorary Doctorate in Commerce, University of the Transkei. Previously, he was an alternate director of Anglo American Industrial Corporation and Anglo American Corporation, a director of AngloGold Ashanti as well as non-executive Chair of South African Airways. He is currently the Executive Chair of Badimo Gas and CEO of Zula Mining Supplies.

Rupert Pennant-Rea

Mr. Rupert L. Pennant-Rea is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited., since July 1, 2002. He holds BA, Trinity College, Dublin; MA, University of Manchester. He is Chair of Henderson Group Plc and The Economist Newspaper Limited and a director of Hochschild Mining Plc, Go-Ahead Group, Times Newspaper Holdings and various other companies. Previously Mr Pennant-Rea was the editor of The Economist and the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England.

Gayle Wilson

Mrs. Gayle Margaret Wilson is Independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields Limited., since August 1, 2008. She holds BCom; BCompt (Hons), University of South Africa; CA (SA). She was previously an audit partner at Ernst & Young for 16 years. She is a nonexecutive director of Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources. She was previously an audit partner at Ernst & Young for 16 years, where her main focus was on mining clients.
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