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Mining exes Venkat and Cockerill join Endeavour Mining board: Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan is an Indian-born UK mining and restructuring executive. He is the chairman of Endeavour Mining. [1] He joined Weir Group in January , [2] and BlackRock World Mining Trust in August [3] both as a non-executive director.

Endeavour Mining appoints Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as its board chair and Ian Cockerill as senior director

Last updated: 16 Mar EDT, First published: 16 Mar EDT

Venkatakrishnan is a former CEO of global gold producer AngloGold Ashanti Limited

Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF) has announced the appointments of Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as the new chair of the company’s board of directors, as well as an independent non-executive director, and Ian Cockerill as a senior independent non-executive director, effective May 24,

Venkatakrishnan succeeds Michael Beckett, who is retiring from the board after 12 years as its chair.

“Endeavour has built a resilient business with a high-quality portfolio in one of the most attractive gold producing regions of the world,” Venkatakrishnan said in a statement.

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“I look forward to playing my part in building on Michael’s considerable achievements and working with the Board in supporting Sebastien and his team as they continue to pursue the Company’s successful strategy,” he added.

Endeavour noted the board changes underscore its commitment to pursue the top standards of corporate governance and alignment with the UK Corporate Governance Code, following its listing on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange in June

Venkatakrishnan is a former CEO of global gold producer AngloGold Ashanti (ASX:AGG) Limited, while Cockerill has 45 years of trial in the global natural resources industry including as CEO of Anglo American subsidiary Gold Fields and Anglo Coal.

Endeavour Mining is one of the world’s senior gold producers and the largest in West Africa, with operating assets across Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso and a strong portfolio of advanced development projects and exploration assets in the highly prospective Birimian Greenstone Belt across West Africa.

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