South Africa: New Appointment
Continental Coal Limited has announced the appointment of Johan Bloemsma as a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
Mr Johan Bloemsma, 62, is a highly experienced and respected senior coal mining executive with 41 years in the coal mining industry.
His career includes directorships and executive management roles in coal production, project management, mergers and acquisitions and business development predominantly with Anglo American PLC and Anglo Coal.
His extensive career has involved coal mining in all the major coal producing regions of the world including South Africa, Australia, USA, Canada and Colombia.
Mr Bloemsma was involved in Anglo American’s strategy, where he was responsible for the overall Group coal strategy.
Mr Bloemsma was a key player in the transformation of Anglo Coal from a 100% focused South African coal producer into a major global coal company with significant production in South Africa, Australia and Columbia.
