Junior miner Kore Potash plc, Perth, Australia, has announced the appointment of Andrey Maruta as CFO, effective Sept. 23, 2019. Kore said he is a Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant with over 16 years’ experience in the mining industry, including a stint as CFO at Petropavlovsk Plc. He was also an auditor at accountancy firm Moore Stephens International in both the U.K. and the Russian Federation.
He will report directly to CEO Brad Sampson, and is not joining the company’s board. Current CFO John Crews opted to step down for personal reasons, but will remain available into November to facilitate a smooth transition.
Kore’s flagship asset is its 97 percent-owned stake in the Sintoukola Potash Project in the Republic of the Congo (GM Sept. 28, 2018).