CNMC Goldmine Holdings Limited appointed Gan Siew Lian as the company's Independent Director with effect from July 1, 2012. Ms. Gan replaces Mr. Lim Yeok Hua who retired on April 27, 2012. Pursuant to her appointment, Ms. Gan will also be the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. The Board considers Ms. Gan to be independent for the purpose of Rule 704 (7) of the Listing Manual (Section B: Rules of Catalist) of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. Ms. Gan is a management consultant with two decades of successful consulting experience. She is currently a consultant with Ericsson Group and had previously worked with multi- national companies including IBM, Deloitte & Touche, Arthur Andersen, KPMG and 3M.