Equus Mining Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Lochtenberg as Director and Non Executive Chairman and the resignation of Mr. Norman Seckold. Mr. Lochtenberg graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Hons) degree from Liverpool University, U.K. and has been actively involved in the coal industry for more than 25 years. Mark Lochtenberg is the former Executive Chairman and founding Managing Director of Cockatoo Coal Limited.

He was a principal architect of Cockatoo's inception and growth from an early-stage grassroots explorer through to its current position as an emerging mainstream coal producer.