Roach bows out, Hill takes helm at Premier African Minerals

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PREMIER African Minerals Limited has announced the resignation of its long-serving Chief Executive Officer and director, Mr George Roach, following a mutually agreed termination of his consultancy agreement with the company.

In a statement today (Wednesday), the mining group said: “Premier African Minerals Limited is pleased to announce, after satisfactory completion of standard regulatory checks in compliance with the AIM Rules, the appointment today of Mr Graham Hill as an executive director of the Company with immediate effect following his engagement as Premier Managing Director as announced on the 27 June 2025.

“The Company further announces that Mr George Roach has now resigned as a director of the Company in accordance with the mutually agreed termination of his consultancy agreement as both the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company as announced on 20 May 2025.”

Mr Roach, who has been central to Premier’s growth trajectory over the years, exits the board at a time when the company is re-aligning its strategy under new leadership.

Welcoming Mr Hill, Premier chairman Mr Godfrey Manhambara said: “Graham has wide experience that has direct relevance to our operations, and we welcome him to the Board.”

Mr Hill is a qualified mechanical engineer with over 41 years of mine development and management experience across Africa, southern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia.

He has held several senior executive and board-level positions.

 

The company noted that Mr Hill was most recently Chief Operating Officer of ASX and Main Listed Adriatic Metals PLC, where he oversaw the pre-feasibility, feasibility, and development of the Vares Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

His career began with Anglo American Corporation, where he was selected into the elite Management Development Programme, eventually leading the design and construction of three major mining operations in South Africa and Mali.

Between 2002 and 2011, Mr Hill oversaw the development of several mines for Oxus Gold plc in Central Asia, before moving on to become Chief Operating Officer at Axmin.

There, he was instrumental in delivering the Environmental Impact Assessment, infrastructure development, and mine plan optimisation at the Passendro Gold Project in the Central African Republic.