Oliver Baring

Oliver Baring, Executive Chairman of Mwana Africa "since its reverse takeover of African Gold plc in September 2005. He retired from UBS Warburg in 2001, having led the International Mining Group with responsibility for Africa and Europe. Previously he had been head of the UBS Warburg mining equity sales team and was responsible for its respected coverage and sales capability. He was a partner in Rowe and Pitman before its merger with SG Warburg. He is non-executive chairman of First Africa Holdings Limited, and is a non-executive director of BlackRock World Mining Trust plc, and a member of the Advisory Council of Sentient Resources Fund."

"Oliver Baring is a former managing director of UBS in the Corporate Finance Division, where he was responsible for the Africa and Mining sectors. Before the merger with SG Warburg, he was a partner of Rowe & Pitman, having spent five years with the Anglo American/De Beers group in the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa. Mr Baring is non-executive chairman of Ridge Mining plc and First Africa Holdings Limited, a non-executive director of Blackrock World Mining Trust plc and Ferrexpo plc, and an adviser to the Sentient Resources Fund."