Directorate Change
Tharisa plc announced the appointment of Dr Vasileios Vergopoulos as an independent non-executive director, effective November 27, 2025. Dr Vergopoulos brings over 30 years of experience in business and operations management, with a background in the chemical and precious metals industries, having previously held senior roles at BASF and BP. He will serve on Tharisa's Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee, and Safety, Health, Environment and Community Committee.
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('Tharisa' or the 'Company')
Appointment of a non-executive director
In compliance with Section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Board is pleased to announce that Dr Vasileios Vergopoulos has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-executive director with effect from 27 November 2025.
Dr Vergopoulos holds a Bachelor of Education from the Thessaloniki University, Greece and a Master of Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Hamburg University, Germany. He is the former Managing Director of BASF Metals Limited and the Global Commercial Vice President of the BASF Precious Metals Service Business. Prior to this, he was the Head of BASF's Refining Catalyst Business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based in the United Kingdom.
He has over 30 years' experience in business management, operations management, the gas and oil industry, chemical catalyst manufacturing, e-business, sales and marketing, strategic procurement, and precious metals trading. He has held various senior and executive level management positions with BASF, BP and
W.R. Grace in Germany, the USA and the United Kingdom.
Dr Vergopoulos will be serving as member of the Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee, and Safety, Health, Environment and Community Committee of Tharisa. He does not hold any other directorships at present.
The Board welcomes Dr Vergopoulos and looks forward to his contribution.
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