Sihayo appoints Stuart Gula as COO

By Ruli Setiawan

ASX-Listed firm Sihayo Gold Limited recently stated it has appointed Stuart Gula to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective from 1 October 2012.

Gula comes to Sihayo with over 25 years management experience in the mining sector in Australia, North America, Africa and Asia.

Among many other achievements, his experience includes successful construction completion, commissioning and production of two gold projects in China and Africa and has successfully participated in varied levels of management on feasibility studies for many other projects.

He most recently held the position of Group General Manager, Mining in North America for Nyrstar, a European based integrated metals and mining company with a market capital in excess of US$ 1 billion.

Gula holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering (mining major) and a Masters of Business Administration (Technology Management). He will be based in Jakarta and responsible for the successful completion of the final stages of the Sihayo/Sambung Definitive Feasibility Study and the subsequent construction and production phases of the project.

Editing by Er Audy Zandry