Minexco is pleased to announce the appointment of Lord Richard Risby as Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect.

The appointment of Lord Risby is in line with the Company's strategy to complement and enhance its current corporate and operational skill set.

Lord Risby brings over 20 years' experience in the international financial services sector, having held a range of senior director positions at Merrill Lynch, E F Hutton, Lehman Brothers and Furman Selz. Following a career in finance, he went into politics and served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for 18 years, during which time he became Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party, a position that he held for five years, and was responsible for relations and policy development with major financial institutions and the investment community in the City of London. Lord Risby was Deputy Chairman of Conservative Business Relations between 2005 and 2010. He was appointed to the House of Lords in November 2010 and in 2012 was appointed to be the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Algeria. Lord Risby was born in South Africa and holds a MA in Economics from Magdalene College Cambridge.

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