DRDGOLD Limited announced that Mr. Andrew Robert Brady has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the board of directors of the Company with effect from 1 December 2024, to replace Mr. Jean Nel, a former independent non-executive director of the Board who resigned from the Board with effect from 27 November 2024. Mr. Brady was considered following a recommendation by Sibanye Stillwater Limited and after reviewing his suitability for the position, as well as obtaining an independent legal opinion as to whether Mr. Brady would be deemed independent. Mr. Brady will also be appointed as a member of the Company's audit committee, risk committee and investment committee.

Mr. Brady is currently a director of Clean World Capital Proprietary Limited and has over 25 years of experience both in the resources sector and corporate finance. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Wits Business School and has attended a Corporate Restructuring Executive Programme at Harvard Business School.