The Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) board, chaired by Justus Hausiku, has appointed Lelly Usiku as interim chief executive officer (CEO).
This comes after the temporary suspension of its CEO, Alisa Amupolo, chief operations officer, Uahoroka Kauta and security manager, Paulinus Shiyapo for precautionary reasons.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday afternoon.
“The Namdia board has decided to take a precautionary step in the business’ best interests as well as to protect the integrity of both the executives and the investigations,” the board stated.
The company lost over N$350 million worth of diamonds in a heist on 18 January.
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