OREANDA-NEWS  On 26 November Kazakhmys PLC (“Kazakhmys” or the “Group”) announced the appointment of Mr.Yergozhin to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 19 November 2008.

Daulet Yergozhin became Chairman of the Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance in October 2008 and has been Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan since January 2007. Mr. Yergozhin held a number of other government positions since early 2006.

Prior to his government appointments, Mr. Yergozhin held several senior positions in the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan at KazMunaiGas and KazTransOil JSC.

A further independent non-executive director will be appointed in due course to ensure at least half the Board is composed of independent directors.

Kazakhmys’ Chairman Vladimir Kim said, “We are delighted to welcome Daulet Yergozhin as a non-executive director to our Board. Daulet will be representing the Government’s 15% holding in our company and his knowledge of the resource industry in Kazakhstan will be a valuable asset to the Board.”