25 May 2012

Appointments: Sobie can keep this fire burning

06/07/2011 Robert Tyerman

Diamond mining group Firestone Diamonds has announced that Paul Sobie is to join its board as non-executive director.

Sobie is an ‘economic geologist’ who specialises in the exploration and evaluation of diamond deposits and has worked at some of the world’s biggest diamond companies, including De Beers, Falconbridge and Stellar Diamonds. In particular, Sobie specialises in Southern Africa, and has spent a number of years providing consultancy advice to Firestone through his business, MPH Consulting.

Firestone chairman Philip Kenny enthused that the company was ‘very pleased to be able to welcome someone with the extensive experience of the diamond business as Paul Sobie’, adding that he believed he would make a ‘significant contribution to the development of Firestone as we make the transition to become a significant diamond producer’.

Tags: De Beers, Diamond mining, Paul Sobie

Companies: Firestone Diamonds , Stellar Diamonds

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