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In an important move today, the Board of Directors announced that their search for a new CEO has been successful. We are pleased to announce that Mr. Michael Benwick, one of the most respected business leaders in Europe, has accepted the position. Mr. Benwick has had a far-ranging and highly successful career in industry in South Africa and the United Kingdom. After graduating from Oxford in 1965, he took a middle management position in South Africa′s mining industry. From there he has never looked back. We welcome him not only for his dynamism and charisma but also for his wealth of experience.