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OML - Old Mutual Plc - Old Mutual appoints Ms Nku Nyembezi-Heita as a non-executive director OLD MUTUAL plc Issuer code: OLOML JSE Share code: OML NSX share code: OLM ISIN: GB0007389926 Old Mutual plc Ref 18/12 9 March 2012 OLD MUTUAL APPOINTS MS NKU NYEMBEZI-HEITA AS A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Old Mutual plc ("Old Mutual") is pleased to announce that Ms Nonkululeko ("Nku") Nyembezi-Heita has agreed to join its Board as an independent non-executive director with effect from today`s date. Ms Nyembezi-Heita has been an independent non-executive director of Old Mutual`s wholly-owned life subsidiary, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited ("OMLACSA"), since 2010, but will be stepping down from that position as part of her arrangements for joining the Board of Old Mutual. Commenting on this appointment, Patrick O`Sullivan, Chairman of Old Mutual, said: "We are delighted that Nku has agreed to join the Board of Old Mutual, thereby increasing our South African complement. Her experience as a director of OMLACSA, as well as her CEO experience at a major South African enterprise, will be most valuable." Ms Nyembezi-Heita said: "I am excited to be joining the Board of Old Mutual and look forward to playing an influential role there." Old Mutual confirms that there are no matters relating to Ms Nyembezi-Heita that would require disclosure under Listing Rules 9.6.13 (1) to (6). She does not currently have any beneficial interests in shares in Old Mutual or in its separately listed subsidiary, Nedbank Group Limited. Enquiries External Communications / Investor Relations Patrick Bowes +44 (0)20 7002 7440 Kelly de Kock +27 (0)21 509 8709
Media William Baldwin-Charles +44 (0)20 7002 7133 Investor Relations Sponsor: Merrill Lynch SA (Pty) Limited Notes to Editors A photograph of Ms Nyembezi-Heita is available on the Company`s website at the following address: http://www.oldmutual.com/about/boardOfDirectors.jsp. Biographical details of Ms Nyembezi-Heita Nonkululeko `Nku` Nyembezi-Heita is the Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal South Africa, the largest steel producer on the African continent and a subsidiary of the ArcelorMittal Group, which in turn is the largest steel producer in the world. She was appointed to this position in March 2008. Prior to this, Ms Nyembezi-Heita served as the Chief Officer of Mergers & Acquisitions for the Vodacom Group and before that, she was Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Capital (for seven years), then local subsidiary of the New York-based global investment management company. Ms Nyembezi-Heita has a B.Sc. Hons degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology and a Masters degree in the same discipline from California Institute of Technology. She also has an MBA from the Open University (UK). Ms Nyembezi-Heita is also a non-executive director of the JSE Limited. Old Mutual Old Mutual is an international long-term savings, protection and investment Group. Originating in South Africa in 1845, the Group provides life assurance, asset management, banking and general insurance to more than 15 million customers in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Old Mutual is listed on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others, since 1999. In the year ended 31 December 2011, the Group reported adjusted operating profit before tax of GBP1.5 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had GBP267 billion of funds under management from core operations. For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at www.oldmutual.com Date: 09/03/2012 09:04:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
