Former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe joins Ivanhoe Mines’ Board of Directors Mr. Motlanthe brings a new dimension of leadership experience to the Ivanhoe board JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines Executive Chairman Robert Friedland
April 10, 2018
Former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe
joins Ivanhoe Mines’ Board of Directors
Mr. Motlanthe brings a new dimension of leadership experience
to the Ivanhoe board
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines Executive Chairman Robert Friedland
and Chief Executive Officer Lars-Eric Johansson announced today that Kgalema Motlanthe, a
former President of South Africa, has joined the Ivanhoe board as a non-executive director.
Mr. Friedland welcomed Mr. Motlanthe’s appointment, effective today, saying his leadership
experience would bring a new dimension to strategic evaluations, consensus building and
decision making by the Ivanhoe Mines board.
“Mr. Motlanthe is widely recognized as one of the African
continent’s wise men,” Mr. Friedland said. “His experience in
some exceptional leadership positions, spanning more than 40
years of business, political and social transformation, will add
an informed and invigorating perspective to the Ivanhoe board’s
business guidance.
“We are honoured to be able to welcome to our board an
individual with such respected credentials in the international
community but also with substantial experience in the mining
sector. Mr. Motlanthe’s commitment to secure tangible benefits
for people and communities through the development of natural
resources complements our dedication to delivering broad,
shared benefits from the construction and operation of our three
principal projects in South Africa and the Democratic Republic
of Congo.”
Mr. Motlanthe currently heads the Motlanthe Foundation that is dedicated to a range of public-
benefit activities, including conflict resolution, the promotion of human rights and democracy
and the provision of care for pre-school-age children, along with buildings, equipment and
educational support for public primary schools. He also led the African Union’s recent Election
Observer Mission to Sierra Leone, which found that last month’s Presidential run-off election
was conducted in line with international standards.
Kgalema Motlanthe
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Mr. Motlanthe was President of South Africa for a period between 2008 and 2009, and then
served as Deputy President from 2009 to 2014. He was Deputy President of the ruling African
National Congress (ANC) from 2007 until 2012, and Secretary-General of the ANC from 1997
to 2007.
His role in the international movement against South Africa’s apartheid system led to a 10-year
prison sentence on Robben Island, the same jail where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated.
Following his release in 1987, he worked for the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and
became the union’s General Secretary in 1992, succeeding Cyril Ramaphosa who had helped
to build the union and make it one of the most powerful in the country. During his 10 years with
the NUM, Mr. Motlanthe was credited with helping to establish the Mineworkers Investment
Company, which was wholly owned by the NUM and made investments in companies that did
not pose a conflict of interest for the union. Mr. Motlanthe played a crucial role in forming the
Mineworkers Development Agency, which dealt with the developmental and social needs of
retrenched miners and their families. He also helped to form initiatives to provide bursaries to
miners and their dependents, as well as education and skills training.
Mr. Johansson said Mr. Motlanthe’s knowledge and experience will be a significant asset for
Ivanhoe Mines. “Our Board of Directors and executive team will look to his insights and advice
as we work toward the production of minerals from operations that continue to meet
sustainability objectives and help to support the social and economic ambitions of our host
nations.”
About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines is advancing its three principal projects in Southern Africa: 1) Mine
development at the Platreef platinum-palladium-gold-nickel-copper discovery on the Northern
Limb of South Africa’s Bushveld Complex; 2) mine development and exploration at the tier-one
Kamoa-Kakula copper discovery on the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC); and 3) upgrading at the historic, high-grade Kipushi zinc-copper-silver-
germanium mine, also on the DRC’s Copperbelt. For details, visit www.ivanhoemines.com.
Information contacts
Investors
Bill Trenaman +1.604.331.9834
Media
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South Africa: Jeremy Michaels +27.82.772.1122
Website www.ivanhoemines.com