Fresnillo plc announced that the nominations committee has recommended to the board of directors of the company (the board), and the board has agreed, that Ms. Georgina Kessel be proposed for election as an independent non-executive director of the company at the 2018 annual general meeting, which is due to be held on 30 May 2018 (the AGM), with her appointment to take effect from the conclusion of the AGM. Ms. Kessel worked in the Mexican government where she served as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Energy from 2006 to 2011. She also chaired the Governing Board of the Federal Electricity Commission and has been president and a member of the Board Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). She is currently an independent director of Scotiabank, Iderdrola and is a partner in Spectron. Mr. Guy Wilson has advised the board that he will stand down from the board at the AGM, having served as an independent non-executive director for nine years. The Board has, therefore, also approved a recommendation from the Nominations Committee that Mr. Alberto Tiburcio be appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Mr. Charles Jacobs be appointed as a member to the Audit Committee both with effect from the date of the AGM. In addition, the Board has approved a recommendation from the Nominations Committee that Dame Judith Macgregor be appointed as an additional member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Relations Committee with effect from the date of the AGM. The Board has further approved the appointment of Mr. Alejandro Baillères as Deputy Chairman of the Company with immediate effect.