Ashton Appoints New Chair
May 03, 05
John B. Cole has been appointed Chair of the Board of Ashton Mining. Ashton’s board also elected Stephen J. Jopling as a Director.
Cole was appointed a Director in August 1993 when Ashton first went public. He is replacing Dr David S. Robertson who is retiring as a Director and as founding Chair of the Board.
Jopling, a mining executive, was nominated by the Rio Tinto group, Ashton’s majority shareholder. He is a senior official of Rio Tinto Exploration, based in Bristol, England. Jopling replaces Nigel H. Jones who has recently accepted new responsibilities within the Rio Tinto group and did not stand for re-election.
Ashton explores for diamonds in Canada.