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Chesterfield appoints Ajay Kejriwal as interim CEO

Chesterfield Resources plc has appointed chief financial officer Ajay Kejriwal as interim chief executive officer.

Chesterfield said that he would continue as CFO and has agreed to a reduction in renumeration as he increases his responsibilities to the company.

During the interim period, Chesterfield will focus on third party transactions following which it intends to appoint a new CEO.

Mr Kejriwal has been involved in the junior resource sector for more than 20 years.

He has led a number of transactions, raised capital for several juniors and advised as a consultant or director to many mining and resource companies.

Mr Kejriwal is currently a non-executive director for Apollo Minerals and several private entities.

He has also worked at Morgan Stanley, Cazenove and co. and Nomura International.

Mr Kejriwal qualified from PwC in London as a chartered accountant.