EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BComm, BAcc, Witwatersrand, CA(SA)

Mr Holland has been an Executive Director of Gold Fields since 14 April 1998 and became Chief Executive Officer on 1 May 2008. He served as Executive Director of Finance from April 1998. On 15 April 2002, his title changed to Chief Financial Officer until 30 April 2008. Prior to joining Gold Fields, he was Financial Director and Senior Manager of Corporate Finance of Gencor Limited. He is also an Alternate Director of Rand Refinery Limited.

BEng (Hons) Mining

Mr Baldwin was appointed Executive Vice President: Head of Australasia on 1 May 2009. Prior to his appointment at Gold Fields in 2007, Mr Baldwin was the Chief Operating Officer at Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum Limited. After finishing his degree, Mr Baldwin spent seven years in Australia developing his mining skills. Coming to South Africa, he further developed his technical and operational skills in various roles within the Anglo American Group and thereafter as the Vice President Operations for Southern Platinum Limited.

MA, Witwatersrand, PDLR, Unisa SBL

Mrs Boninelli was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President: Human Resources of Gold Fields on 8 January 2007. She is also the Chairperson of the Gold Fields Leadership Business Academy. Prior to that, she was Group Human Resources Director of Netcare, the largest private healthcare organisation in South Africa. She previously held senior human resources, marketing and communications positions in Standard Bank and Sappi.

Executive Vice President: Head of South
America Region

Mr Kruger was appointed as Executive Vice President: Head of South America Region on 1 August 2009. He has over fifteen years of broad experience in corporate finance, strategic planning and general management in the mining, consumer goods, airline, telecommunications and financial services industries in South America. Mr Kruger joined Gold Fields in October 2007 as Senior Vice President and Country Manager for the Peruvian operations, and led the start up team at Cerro Corona. As of April 2008, he assumed responsibilities for the South America Region. Prior to joining the company he held senior management positions for LAN Airlines, Glencore, McKinsey & Co, Telefonica and Procter & Gamble in South America.

Bachelor Procurationis, University of the Witwatersrand. Admitted as attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1991; Advanced Taxation Certificate, University of South Africa

Mr Fleischer was appointed General Counsel with effect from 1 November 2006. Prior to his appointment, Mr Fleischer was a partner in the corporate services department at Webber Wentzel, a major law firm in South Africa, and has extensive experience in advising on mergers and acquisitions transactions in South Africa and worldwide (where transactions involve a South African element). Mr Fleischer has a wide range of experience in mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, mining law and stock exchange requirements. While in practice he was ranked as one of South Africa’s leading commercial lawyers by Chambers Global (the world’s leading lawyers for business).

BComm, Witwatersrand; BCompt (Hons),
Unisa; CA(SA)

Mr Schmidt was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 1 January 2009. Prior to this appointment, Mr Schmidt was Financial Controller for the Group. He has more than thirteen years’ experience in the mining industry.

NHD Vaal Triangle Technikon SA, Mechanical Engineering; South African Mine Manager Certificate of Competency (Metalliferous Mining)

Mr Turner was appointed as Executive Vice President: Head of West Africa Region effective on 1 August 2009. Mr Turner has more than 34 years of experience in the mining industry. He moved to Ghana in 2008 when he was appointed Vice President of Operations and before that he headed up the Kloof Gold Mine in South Africa. Prior to joining Gold Fields in 2005, he was the General Manager, East and West Africa Region for AngloGold Ashanti where he spent the majority of his career. He progressed through the ranks, starting as an engineering trainee at Vaal Reefs in 1975, later spending time in various managerial positions at numerous gold mining operations.