Paul A. Schimdt BCom, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA) — CFO, Finance Director & Executive Director at Gold Fields Limited

Mr. Paul A. Schmidt, BCom, Witwatersrand, BCompt (Hons), Unisa, CA (SA), has been the Chief Financial Officer of Gold Fields Limited since January 1, 2009. Mr. Schmidt has more than 17 years??? experience in the mining industry. He served as Acting Chief Financial Officer of Gold Fields Limited from May 1, 2008 to January 2009 and served as its Executive of Finance. He served as Finance Director/Financial Manager of Gold Fields Limited. since November 6, 2009. He also served at Gold Fields corporate office as Group Financial Controller since April 2003. Mr. Schmidt served as the Head of Finance of Driefontein Consolidated Ltd. He spent six years with Deloitte auditing mainly clients in the gold mining industry. He joined Gengold, part of the Gencor group, in 1996 as an Assistant Financial Manager at the St Helena Gold Mine, where he worked for three years, gaining valuable operational experience. He has been an Executive Director at Gold Fields Limited since November 6, 2009. He is a Chartered Accountant, South Africa and holds a BComm from University of the Witwatersrand and BCompt from Unisa.