25
March 2025
WOODBOIS
LIMITED
("Woodbois" or the
"Company")
Board
Changes
Woodbois Limited (AIM: WBI), a
leading company in the international timber industry, announces the
following changes to the board of Woodbois (the "Board") with immediate
effect.
Further to his appointment on 9
January 2025 as Chief Executive Officer, Mr Lucas Kanmé has joined
the Board. Cobus van der Merwe has been also been appointed
as a non-executive director of the Company. The Board will seek to
appoint additional directors to the Board to strengthen Woodbois'
capabilities and its corporate governance as it seeks to revitalise
the operating business.
Lucas Kanmé brings a 35-year business career which has included executive
roles in the private equity and IT sales industries. He began on
the AEX futures market, where he trained and worked as a trader,
developing a profound understanding of financial markets while
managing personal investment portfolios. Transitioning into private
equity, Lucas held senior positions with Canadian firms, focusing
on the small-cap market. He provided strategic advisory services,
leveraging his financial expertise to drive growth, optimize
investments, and support business transformations.
Cobus van der Merwe is a
qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa) who has held senior
financial, managerial and executive level positions for over 18
years in the investment management and energy, utilities and
resources sectors. His experience includes servicing clients based
in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Africa with specific experience
in the Energy and Resources industries. He is currently Chief
Executive Officer having been Chief Financial Officer at Kibo
Energy PLC, an AIM listed company. He is a member of the South
African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and also hold a
BCom degree in Accounting and a BCompt Honours degree in Accounting
Science. It is intended that Cobus will chair the Audit and Risk
committee of the Company.
Further disclosures pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two,
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Mr
Lucas Marco Kanmé
The following information regarding
the appointment of Mr Lucas Marco Kanmé, aged 61, is disclosed
under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Current directorships and/or partnerships
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Past directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five
years)
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Woodbois Services Limited
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Getcoman Trading Ltd
(Cyprus)
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Mr
Jacobus ("Cobus") Johannes van der Merwe
The following information regarding
the appointment of Mr Jacobus Johannes van der Merwe, aged 44, is
disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies:
Current directorships and/or partnerships
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Past directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five
years)
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Kibo Energy PLC (Ireland)
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NG National Broadband Solutions
(Pty) Ltd (SA)
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LogicliQ (Pty) Limited
(SA)
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Sustineri Energy (Pty) Limited
(SA)
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ICON Park (Pty) Limited
(SA)
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NextGen Fuels (Pty) Limited
(SA)
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Kibo Mining South Africa (Pty) Ltd
(SA)
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Shankley Biogas Ltd
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Kibo Energy Public Limited (Pty) Ltd
(SA)
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Save as set out above there are no
further disclosures pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph
(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of
Lucas Kanmé and Cobus van der Merwe.
Enquiries:
Woodbois Limited
Lucas Kanmé, Chief Executive
Officer
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser)
John Depasquale, Piers
Shimwell
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+44 (0)20 3328 5656
info@allenbycapital.com
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Novum Securities (Joint
Broker)
Colin Rowbury, Jon Bellis
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+44 (0) 20 7399 9427
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Axis
Capital Markets Limited (Joint
Broker)
Ben Tadd, Lewis Jones
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+44 (0) 203 026 0449
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