Gem Diamonds Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Harry Kenyon-Slaney as an independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Company to succeed Mr. Roger Davis who will be stepping down at the Annual General Meeting. Mr. Kenyon-Slaney's appointment will take effect after the Annual General Meeting of the Company being held on 6 June 2017. Mr. Kenyon -Slaney is currently a senior advisor to McKinsey & Co and has over 33 years of experience in the mining industry, principally with Rio Tinto. He is a geologist by training and his experience spans operations, marketing, projects, finance and business development and he has worked in South Africa, Australia and the UK. Mr. Kenyon-Slaney is also a Partner at Audley Capital Advisors LLP a member of the board of directors of Bridon Bekaert Ropes Group, and a non-executive director of several private companies.