Thompson Steps Down, Kamstra Appointed Pangea’s CEO
October 21, 09
Brett Thompson, CEO of Pangea DiamondFields plc (PDF), will step down due to his long held desire to relocate with his family back to Australia, the company announced Wednesday. Boris Richard Kamstra, operations manager of the DRC and South African projects, will assume the role of CEO On November 1.
Kamstra, 46, is a civil engineer with extensive operational, project management and management experience. He started his career at Grinaker Concrete Construction, becoming a director of that company in 1999.
He has undertaken projects for the Landbank of South Africa as well as a number of private companies, primarily in the role of managing director or CEO, tasked with returning companies to profitability or assisting with the establishment of new ventures.
Kamstra joined PDF in May 2006 as engineering manager and oversaw the design, manufacture and construction of PDF’s bulk sampling plants in the CAR, DRC, Angola and South Africa.
Thompson will remain involved on a full time basis in a consulting role until the end of December 2009 and thereafter will continue his involvement with PDF as a non-executive director.