James Campbell Jumps from Lucara to Rockwell

(IDEX Online News) - James Campbell, who until a few days ago served as the Vice President - New Business at Lucara, has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Diamonds. He will take office on June 1.

Campbell was managing director of AIM listed African Diamonds plc for four years until its acquisition by Lucara last December. During this time, he played an instrumental role in the process which led to the award of a mining license for AK6, Lucara's flagship diamond project in Botswana.

Prior to joining AFD, Campbell worked at De Beers for over twenty years. His career there culminated in his appointment as general manager responsible for advanced exploration and resource delivery in the Global Mining and Exploration group.

"Rockwell Diamonds has overcome a number of significant challenges in the last two years, and is on the verge of delivering on its growth potential,” said Campbell. “It has exciting investment plans to leverage its projects and sustainably ramp up carat production. During the process of evaluating this opportunity, both the projects and the management team made a positive impact on me, resulting in my decision to join the Company."

Rockwell Chairman David Copeland said Campbell “brings a wealth of experience gained in the diamond sector at this crucial time when Rockwell Diamonds is embarking on further investments to achieve its objective of ramping up monthly production to 10,000 carats within six years."