Gibson Mainstream Minerals appoints Gibson chairman
2012-11-07 08:45 ET - News Release
Mr. Michael Romanik reports
MAINSTREAM MINERALS CORPORATION PROVIDES A CORPORATE UPDATE: "GREGORY GIBSON APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS"
Mainstream Minerals Corp. has appointed Gregory Gibson as chairman of the board of directors, and has provided a brief corporate update following the annual general and special meeting of shareholders recently held on Oct. 25, 2012. Following the election of all of the proposed director nominees, the company's board of directors now consists of Gregory Gibson, Steven McIntyre, Dave Reid, James Darcel and Michael Romanik.
Gregory Gibson, chairman of the board of directors
Mr. Gibson is currently president, chief executive officer and a director of Northern Gold Mining Inc. He was the president and CEO of Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. Under Mr. Gibson's leadership, Trelawney discovered and advanced the multimillion-ounce Cote Lake gold deposit in Northern Ontario and then successfully negotiated the sale of Trelawney to Iamgold Corp. for $585-million. Mr. Gibson has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry as a mine manager for gold and copper mines in Australia, a nickel mine in Timmins, Ont., and a gold mine in British Columbia. Previously he worked for JS Redpath, Dynatec Mining Ltd., Yilgarn Star Gold Mine and Copper Mines of Tasmania in a variety of operational capacities. He is presently a director of several junior mining companies.
Officer reappointments
After the annual general and special meeting of shareholders, the following individuals were reappointed as officers of the company:
Michael Romanik: President and CEO
Ray Prefontaine: Chief financial officer
Lisa McCormack: Corporate secretary
Corporate update
Mainstream president and CEO Michael Romanik stated: "We are thrilled to have been able to attract Mr. Gibson, Mr. McIntyre and Mr. Reid to join the board and participate in the corporation's future success. I would like to take this opportunity to thank outgoing directors Dr. Andrew Nevin, Neil Sullivan and Kyle Picard for their many years of dedicated service to the corporation. Finally, I would also like to officially welcome the new members of the board of directors."
Newly appointed chairman Gregory Gibson commented: "A strategic review of Mainstream's current portfolio of properties is under way. We will also be evaluating other opportunities that will add to the corporation and allow us to increase shareholder value."
Mr. Gibson is also Chairman of Mainstream Minerals (MJO-TSXV).