Jozef Behr Appoints Head of Trading

Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) has appointed three partners of commodity baron Kuda Tagwirei to the board, following the recent takeover of the country's nickel giant by Sotic International, combined with Tagwirei's partner Trafigura.

Sotic International, a Mauritius-based trading company, bought UK-owned Asa Holdings' controlling 74.13% in BNC in October.

In an announcement on Thursday, BNC announced the appointment of Christopher Fourie and Jozef Behr to the board. Fourie is the head of Sotic International, while Behr is the chief commercial officer of the goods company.

Fourie, an investment consultant, has served as head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Puma Energy, which is jointly owned by Trafigura and Sonangol and is the Zimbabwean partner of Tagwirei's Sakunda Holdings.

BNC also appointed Obey Chimuka, MD of Fossil Contracting, a company associated with Tagwirei. Chimuka was recently appointed to Great Dyke Investments, a Zimbabwean-Russian joint venture developing a platinum mine in Darwendale.

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