The board of directors of Master Drilling Group Limited announced the voluntary appointment of Mr. Andries Willem Brink, currently an independent non-executive director, as the lead independent director of the company, with effect from 20 November 2019. While the Board is currently chaired by Mr. Hendrik Roux van der Merwe, independent chairperson and non-executive director, the appointment of the lead independent director is in compliance with the recommendation of the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa which states that a lead independent director should be appointed to, inter alia, lead in the absence of the chairperson or to chair discussions and decision-making by the governing body on matters where the chairperson has a conflict of interest.