ISB - Insimbi - Appointment of Non-Executive Director

ISB - Insimbi - Appointment of Non-Executive Director                           
Insimbi Refractory and Alloy Supplies Limited                                   
(Formerly Insimbi Alloy Supplies (Proprietary) Limited)                         
(Registration number 2002/029821/06)                                            
JSE share code:  ISB                                                            
ISIN Number:  ZAE000116828                                                      
("Insimbi" or "the company")                                                    
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR                                           
Insimbi today announced the appointment of a new non-executive member to the    
board, effective 1 January 2009.                                                
"We welcome Dr. Gil Mahlati to our board of directors and wish him a long and   
prosperous future with us," says Insimbi CEO, Pieter Schutte.                   
Mahlati holds an M.B.Ch.B. from the University of Natal (1981); a Fellow of     
College of Surgeons of SA from the University of Cape Town (1994) and a Clinical
Fellow in liver surgery from King`s College Hospital in London.                 
Currently Mahlati holds a number of other directorships including Chairman of   
Clicks Direct Medicines, a courier pharmacy in conjunction with Clicks. He is   
also an executive director on the boards of Vuwa Investments, a private equity  
fund with Old Mutual, Vuwa Healthcare, and Sephaku Cement.                      
His non-executive directorships include Sephaku Holdings, T-Holdings, Enaleni   
Pharmaceuticals and Matlosana Medical Healthcare Services.                      
"Gil`s immense experience and insight will be a valuable contributor to         
Insimbi," added Schutte                                                         
Website: www.insimbi-alloys.co.za                                               
12 December 2008                                                                
Designated Adviser                                                              
PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd                              
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