St Barbara Limited announced that Stefanie (Stef) Loader has been appointed to the Board of the company as an independent Non-Executive Director of the company with effect from 1 November 2018. Stef is a company director, geologist and former mining executive with experience in mining operations, mineral exploration and project development. In her 24 year executive career, Stef has worked in seven countries across four continents. Stef was Managing Director of Northparkes copper and gold mine for CMOC International and Rio Tinto from 2012 to 2017 and Chair of the NSW Minerals Council from 2015 to 2017. She also served in the office of the CEO for Rio Tinto supporting the Executive Committee and as Exploration Executive. Stef is a non-executive director of Clean TeQ Holdings Ltd, deputy chair of CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes Ltd, and advises organisations, as a director and consultant, in the areas of leadership, strategy and regional economic development.