Ms. Sally-Anne Layman has been appointed to the role of non-executive director of Perseus with effect from 13 September 2017. Sally-Anne has also agreed to assume the role of Chairperson of the Board's Audit and Risk Committee and sit on the Remuneration Committee. Sally-Anne is currently a non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee for listed mining technology company, Imdex Limited, and a non-executive Director of West Australian focussed gold miner, Gascoyne Resource Limited. Immediately prior to retiring from executive roles in 2016, Sally-Anne spent 15 years working for the leading Australian investment bank Macquarie Limited, with her most recent role being that of Division Director and Joint Head of the Perth office for the Metals, Mining and Agriculture Division. In a second appointment Mr. Merlin Thomas has been appointed to the executive role of General Manager - Sissingue Gold Mine. In this capacity, Merlin will have full responsibility for the day to day operations of the Sissingue Gold Mine and will report to the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Merlin spent more than 12 years working on projects in francophone Africa. He is a senior mining professional with more than 30 years' experience of gold and copper operations across five continents.