Brenda Berlin new Coal of Africa CFO

CFO South Africa 01 December 2017

Coal of Africa has replaced CFO De Wet Schutte with Brenda Berlin, Impala Platinum Holdings CFO

Berlin announced recently that she was leaving her finance role at Implats; a role she has held since 2011. She first joined the company in 2004. She will begin her tenure at CoAL on 1 March, 2018.

Brenda Berlin, Implats CFO, to step down

David Brown, CoAL Africa CEO, said:

"On behalf of the board of directors, I'm delighted to have Brenda join the company, in what will be vital period over the next 12 months. Brenda is highly regarded in the sector and brings a wealth of financial and mining experience, having been CFO of Impala, one of the world's largest platinum miners, for the past six years."

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