Cancoil Pres. joins MMZ Advisory BoardCALGARY, Alberta, Canada – Mr. Timothy J. Hnatiw, President and CEO of Micro Mining Technologies Ltd. (MMZ.CDNX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Arthur E. Dumont, Mr. Douglas A. Cutts and Mr. Blaine K. Parks, all of Calgary, to the newly formed Advisory Board. The Advisory Board was created to enhance strategic corporate resources and designed to better position the company for long-term growth and profitability.
"We are delighted to welcome Art, Doug and Blaine to our Advisory Board. This is a significant step forward bringing greater depth of experience to our company. Micro Mining will benefit greatly from this board’s combined, extensive knowledge in finance, business development, marketing, corporate governance and the securities sector. We are proud that such high caliber individuals are attracted to our organization,” said Mr. Hnatiw.
Mr. Dumont is considered an acquisition specialist and is currently the Chairman, President & CEO of Cancoil Integrated Services Inc. Mr. Dumont’s experience heading publicly traded companies in both senior level management and as a director will be beneficial to Micro Mining’s growth strategy. Prior to Cancoil, Mr. Dumont was the President and CEO of CenAlta Energy Services Inc. where he was instrumental in the sale of the company to Precision Drilling Corporation. Mr. Dumont has also worked in senior roles at Western Rock Bit Company Limited, Precision Drilling Corporation, Kenting Energy Services Inc. and Trimac Limited. Mr. Dumont obtained his Mechanical Engineering degree in 1967 from the University of Saskatchewan.
Mr. Cutts brings financial, operational and corporate development experience working with publicly traded companies in the oil and gas service industry. He is currently the Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer of Command Drilling Corporation. Prior to Command, Mr. Cutts served as President, CEO and a director of IPEC Ltd. He was Chief Operating Officer and a director of Lynx Energy Services and served as Vice President, Finance and a director at Ocelot Energy Inc. Mr. Cutts is a Chartered Accountant with a B. Comm. obtained from the University of Calgary.
Mr. Parks is currently the Branch Manager of Pacific International Securities Inc. in Calgary. He brings extensive knowledge of the securities industry through 21 years of experience working in the public markets. Mr. Parks worked as an investment advisor with Goepel McDermid between 1991 and March 2000 prior to joining PI, and was an investment advisor with various firms between 1980 and 1991. He also spent five years hosting “The Eye Opener” and “The Drive Home Show” for CBC’s Report on the Public Markets. Mr. Parks obtained his B. Comm. from the University of Calgary where he also studied biochemistry for three years.
Micro Mining is a publicly listed high-tech industrial company, which is presently commercializing its technology into the oil & gas, mining, power generation and environmental sectors. Micro Mining’s mandate is to provide sound environmental solutions through advanced technologies for public and private industry. Micro Mining’s website can be accessed at www.micromining.com
Gloria A. Miller, Micro Mining Technologies Ltd.- Corporate Relations
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