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Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. (TSXV:NFR,OTCBB:NFRGF,FWB:8NG) announced with effect of November 1st, 2011, the appointment to the Board of Directors of John G. Burges who will concurrently assume the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
As quoted in the press release:
Mr. Burges has joined us from Knight Capital Group, a New Jersey based global financial services firm that is one of the largest securities trading institutions in North America and the largest trader of junior miners. Mr. Burges was a Managing Director at Knight, responsible for resources capital markets activities focused on North American small cap public companies. He previously worked in London and New York for thirteen years for Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch as a Director in their investment banking practices where he was responsible for advising and financing public corporations in the resource and power sector. He subsequently was Chairman and an Officer of Newmarket Power, a private equity backed independent power generation company, which acquired and operated approximately 450 MW of gas fired power generation in the North-East of the US. He worked in the Middle East with a private equity investment group which made investments in the energy and resource sectors. Through his more than 20 year career, he brings substantial corporate finance, investment and management experience. He has an Executive MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA (Hons) from Bristol University, England.
Northern Freegold Former President and CEO, Susan P. Craig, P. Geo stated:
“As co-founders of Northern Freegold, former Chairman, Bill Harris and I believe Mr. Burges will advance the Freegold Mountain Project and look forward to supporting him in his role as President & CEO.”
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