Pangolin Diamonds Corp. announced that Gareth Penny has been elected to the board of directors of Pangolin to hold the position of non-executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Penny has worked in various forms of mining over the past three decades. For 22 years, Mr. Penny was with De Beers and Anglo American, the last five of which he was Group CEO of De Beers. Mr. Penny is currently non-Executive Chairman of MMC Norilsk Nickel, a world leader in nickel and palladium production and a leading producer of platinum and copper. Mr. Penny also currently acts as non-Executive Director and RemCo Chairman of Julius Bar Holding Limited, a listed Swiss bank focused on wealth management.