Key points
- Ransome holds a BSc in geology from Oxford Brookes University and postgraduate MSc and PhD studies from the University of Cape Town.
- He has more than 12 years of exploration management experience in Africa, including over five years in West Africa across Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Benin.
- Over the past year he worked as a consultant for DFI developing its onshore exploration programs in Liberia, Madagascar and Zambia.
- DFI’s board said the appointment will strengthen management and ensure continuity within the organization.
Diamond Fields International
Ltd. has appointed Ian Ransome as chief operating officer. He was born in Singapore and
educated in the United Kingdom, where he obtained his BSc (honours) degree in
geology from Oxford Brookes University. He subsequently undertook postgraduate studies for MSc and PhD degrees at the University of Cape Town,
South Africa, prior to working as a consultant in the mineral exploration
industry.
Mr. Ransome brings to the company over 12 years of exploration management
experience in the African theatre, including over five years experience in
West Africa, where he has worked in Sierra Leone, the Republic of Guinea,
Liberia and Benin, primarily in diamond and gold exploration. During the last
year, Mr. Ransome has worked as a consultant for the company, where he has been
responsible for developing DFI’s onshore exploration programs in Liberia,
Madagascar and Zambia, assessment of potential projects as well as in day-to-day management of the company.
DFI’s board of directors believes that Mr. Ransome’s outstanding skills and
experience are going to be of significant benefit in the company’s development,
and also considers that this appointment will strengthen management and ensure
continuity within the organization.
