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Aug. 23, 2012 09:03AM PST
Roxgold Inc.(TSXV:ROG) announced the new nominees for its board of directors, position of CEO and board chairman. The nominees will be voted upon at the Company’s AGM on September 25, 2012.
As quoted in the press release:
The Company will be putting forth the following persons for election as directors at the Meeting:
Mr. Peter R. Jones – Director nominee and proposed Chairman of the BoardMr. Brett Richards – Director nominee and proposed Chief Executive Officer
Mr. John L. Knowles – Director nominee
Mr. Gordon Pridham – Director nominee
Roxgold, Special Committee Chair, Richard Mazur, commented on the nomination of Brett Richards:
Mr. Richards brings a wealth and depth of senior level development and operational experience attained throughout his career. Specifically, he has unparalleled experience in Burkina Faso, where he was instrumental as CEO of Avocet Mining in building a leading West African exploration and mining company. To that end, Mr. Richards is uniquely positioned to take the significant grassroots discovery made by Roxgold’s exploration team through a transformation from exploration to engineering study(s) / project development / construction and operation.
Click here to read the Roxgold Inc. (TSXV:ROG) press release