Mining, Minerals & Metals plc announced that Matthew Bonner (non-executive chairman) and Andrew Monk (non-executive director) have both stepped down from the Board of MMM with immediate effect to devote time to other business interests. Simultaneously, MMM announced that Jonathan ("Johnny") Martin Smith has joined the Board with immediate effect. Johnny is currently the CEO of Sumner Group Mining plc (formerly VI Mining) and has extensive experience in the mining industry, having started as a mining analyst with the stockbroker, Davis Borkum Hare (latterly Bank of America Merrill Lynch) in 1983 in Johannesburg, before moving to London where he worked in specialist mining sales for SG Warburg. Subsequently he worked at UBS, Credit Suisse and Williams de Broe. He founded Smiths Corporate Advisory in 1999 which he developed into a leading investor relations business focused on the mining sector, and then sold to Westhouse Holdings in 2011, where he became head of mining. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of IRC Limited and Chairman of its Remuneration Committee. Johnny's current and past directorships: IRC Ltd. HK Iron Ore Mining- Independent Non-Executive Director (October 2010 - present). VI Mining Gold processg - Independent Non-Executive Director (Jan 2019 - Sept 2020).