Avanti appoints mining veteran Jonah as chair, acquires gold prospect in Botswana
Canada-listed Avanti Gold has appointed Sir Samuel Jonah as director and chairperson of the company, at a time when the company is exploring a stretch of newly acquired prospective terrain in Botswana. Jonah has made valuable contributions to the mining sector in Africa, including as former president of the gold mine AngloGold Ashanti and has served on the boards of companies such as Moto Gold Mines, Vodafone Group, Standard Bank Group, Roscan Gold and Bank of America Corporation’s Global Advisory Council. He is currently also chairperson of telecoms infrastructure company Helios Towers. In particular, Jonah helped transform the Ashanti Goldfields...
