| AECI CFO to leave South Africa after tragedy |
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| Written by Adrie van der Luijt | |
| Friday, 09 May 2008 | |
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Roger Williams, an executive director and chief financial officer of AECI, has advised the board of his intention to resign before year-end.
Williams and his family will be leaving South Africa as a direct consequence of the violent death of their 12-year old daughter Emily, who was murdered during a robbery in February this year. Emily, a grade-seven pupil at Trinity House Preparatory School, was killed in crossfire between armed guards and robbers when she and her mother stopped to pick up a classmate, Alison Saunders, at her home in Fairland. “Whilst the board remains fully supportive of the Williams family and acknowledges Roger's contribution to the company since joining AECI in August 2007, it is saddened that people of his calibre are being lost owing to the national environment of crime that continues to plague this country,” AECI (LSE:87FZ) said in a statement. The timing of William's departure will depend on a number of factors, including the appointment of a successor. Williams, 44, took up his appointment as an executive director and chief financial officer of AECI on 1 August 2007. He joined AECI from an international gold mining and exploration business where he played a significant role in the listing of that company on two overseas stock exchanges. He has experience in project and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, strategic business planning and treasury functions. South Africa-based AECI is a specialty product and services company serving the mining and manufacturing sectors. AECI employs 6 300 staff, many of whom are engaged in the group's extensive sales, technical service and distribution networks. Related links |
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