WHAT A result! Next Osisko takeover target? Quebec Precious Metals Corp. has appointed Paola Farnesi and Julie Robertson to its board of directors as independent non-executive directors, effective immediately.
Ms. Farnesi
Ms. Farnesi is a senior financial professional with over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. She is currently a vice-president and treasurer of Domtar Corp., responsible for negotiating and arranging in excess of $1-billion in corporate financings, overseeing an insurance portfolio of over $20-billion in insurable values and managing the investments of pension fund assets in excess of $3-billion. From 1994 to 2008, Ms. Farnesi held several other leadership positions at Domtar, including vice-president, internal audit, where she was responsible for the implementation and subsequent compliance efforts related to Sarbanes-Oxley. Prior to joining Domtar, Ms. Farnesi worked at Ernst & Young for the assurance group in Montreal. She is an independent director and chair of the audit committee of Falco Resources Ltd., and has served on the board of the Centaur Theatre Company since 2010. Ms. Farnesi holds a bachelor of commerce and a graduate degree in public accountancy from McGill University, is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Quebec, and obtained the ICDD designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
GREAT NEW ADDITIONS TO THE TEAM TOO!