Avocet Mining PLC announced that Noël Harwerth has communicated her intention to resign from the Board with effect from December 31, 2013, in order to avoid a potential conflict of interest with her other directorships. Noël is currently chair of the Remuneration Committee. In addition, Robert Pilkington has advised that he will stand down from the Board at the next Annual General Meeting of shareholders, on May 8, 2014, after more than 18 years with the Avocet group.

In light of the above, the company announcedthe following c hanges to the composition of Board committees: Barry Rourke will succeed Noël as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee; Gordon Wylie will join the Remuneration Committee; Russell Edey will join the Audit Committee; and Mike Donoghue will join the Safety, Health, Environment and Communities (SHEC) Committee. The company does not intend to replace either Noël or Robert, and will continue with a Board consisting of two executive directors, a non-executive chairman and three non-executive directors.