DRA Global Limited announced the following appointments that were confirmed by the Board on 27 July: James Smith, DRA's CEO, has been appointed to the Board as Managing Director. Sandra Bell has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Sandra has also been appointed as a member of the Board's Audit & Risk Committee, Nominations & Governance Committee and People, Culture & Remuneration Committee.

A Period of handover has commenced, for Sandra to take on the role of Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee from acting Chair Johnny Velloza. James is a highly experienced and qualified executive with more than 25 years' experience in the mining, industrial and financial sectors. Originally a process engineer in the mining industry, James has held various consulting, investment advisory and operational leadership positions.

He has extensive experience in strategy development and execution, operational excellence, mergers and acquisitions and organisational leadership within the mining and industrial sectors. James has been a part of the executive leadership of DRA since March 2018 and was appointed CEO since March 2022, initially on an interim basis that was confirmed as a substantive appointment in October 2022. Sandra has served as a director on numerous private energy sector companies in New Zealand and the United States including upstream energy, conventional and renewable power generation, petrochemicals, and energy retailing.

Sandra is a CAANZ Chartered Accountant and a CA/CPA in Alberta -Canada, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK). She holds a Bachelor of Business Studies (Accountancy) from Massey University New Zealand.