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Chris Thompson succeeds Bobby Godsell as Chairman
of the World Gold Council
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Thursday, 18 April 2002 - The World Gold Council
has announced at its Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia, that Mr C
M T Thompson, Chairman of GoldFields Limited, has been elected Chairman
of the WGC, with immediate effect.
Chris Thompson said: "Being that I will soon have more time available
as a non-executive Chairman of GoldFields Limited, the Board of the World
Gold Council has asked me if I could commit more time to the organisation
at this exciting point in the development of the gold markets.
"I believe passionately in the industry and feel that it should
concentrate on marketing as much as it concentrates on costs. The World
Gold Council is the organisation that can deliver the marketing expertise
the industry needs", he said.
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Contacts:
Willie Jacobz, GoldFields Limited +27 11 644 2460
Neville Wells, World Gold Council:
Mobile: +44 7785 903 401
UK (from Mon 22 April): +44 20 7766 2758
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