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VANCOUVER, May 11, 2015 /CNW/ - Eco Oro Minerals Corp. ("Eco Oro" or the "Company") (TSX: EOM) announces that all resolutions presented at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on May 8, 2015 were approved by the shareholders, including the election of the directors nominated by management. The proxy results on the election of directors were as follows:
|
Name of Nominee
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Votes For
|
Votes Withheld
|
|
No. of
Votes Cast
|
Percentage of
Votes Cast
|
No. of
Votes Cast
|
Percentage of
Votes Cast
|
|
Juan Esteban Orduz
|
34,104,303
|
99.47%
|
180,821
|
0.53%
|
|
Anna Stylianides
|
34,104,503
|
99.47%
|
180,621
|
0.53%
|
|
Eduardo Jaramillo
|
34,000,420
|
99.17%
|
284,704
|
0.83%
|
|
Jean-Sebastien Blanchette
|
34,000,549
|
99.17%
|
284,575
|
0.83%
|
|
Hubert Marleau
|
33,995,870
|
99.16%
|
289,254
|
0.84%
|
|
John Hayes
|
23,346,774
|
68.10%
|
10,938,350
|
31.90%
|
At a meeting of Eco Oro's Board of Directors held subsequent to the Annual General Meeting, Anna Stylianides was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman, Juan Esteban Orduz was appointed Co-Chairman and Lead Director, Paul Robertson was appointed Chief Financial Officer and James Atherton was appointed Corporate Secretary.
Shareholders also passed ordinary resolutions setting the number of directors at six and approving the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as auditors for the ensuing year.
Company Profile
Eco Oro Minerals Corp. is a publicly-traded precious metals exploration and development company with a portfolio of projects in Colombia. Eco Oro has been focused on its wholly-owned, multi-million ounce Angostura gold-silver deposit, located in northeastern Colombia. Eco Oro is committed to further advancing the Angostura Project in a socially and environmentally responsible manner that will be beneficial for all stakeholders.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
SOURCE Eco Oro Minerals Corp.
please visit the Company's website at www.eco-oro.com or contact: Anna Stylianides, President & CEO, Tel: +1 604 682 8212, TF: 1 855 682 8212Copyright CNW Group 2015