St Barbara: Appoints Dan Lougher as MD following Craig Jetson’s resignation

St Barbara Appoints Dan Lougher as MD following Craig Jetson’s resignation

• St Barbara (SBM) appoints Dan Lougher as Managing Director and CEO, effective November 28
• He will succeed Craig Jetson who resigned from the post but will remain in the company for a few weeks after the effective date to ensure an orderly handover to Mr Lougher
• Mr Lougher was most recently MD and CEO of Australian nickel miner Western Areas, a role he has held since 2012 until the $1.3 billion takeover by IGO in June
• The company says Mr Lougher’s initial priority is to ensure the delivery of the FY23 Gwalia business plan and budget, and unlock the “significant value” of the Leonora Province Plan
• Shares in StBarbara are up 2.54 per cent, trading at 60.5 cents at 1:13 pm AEDT