SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRK) (A-Mark), a full-service
precious metals trading company and an official distributor for all the major sovereign mints, has appointed Sharon Eiden Cornejo
to the new position of vice president of marketing.
Eiden Cornejo is an accomplished executive with extensive product development and marketing experience working with leading
multi-channel direct marketing companies, like New York Mint and Asset Marketing Services. Over her 30-year career, Eiden Cornejo
has developed longstanding relationships with leading sovereign and private mints, government agencies, and licensing companies.
Prior to joining A-Mark, Eiden Cornejo was president of Ambassador Products, a professional consulting firm specializing in product
development and the marketing of exclusive luxury products.
As vice president of marketing for A-Mark, Eiden Cornejo will expand the breadth of A-Mark’s exclusive product offerings and
distribution channels.
“Sharon is a strong leader who shares a deep passion for product development and marketing,” said David Madge, chief marketing
officer at A-Mark. “Her track record demonstrates both a clear understanding of product promotion and the rare ability to
successfully develop and execute targeted marketing campaigns. We look forward to leveraging her experience in leading global
marketing teams to drive growth and product innovation, and are highly confident that she will significantly expand our entire
product portfolio and marketing capabilities.”
About A-Mark Precious Metals
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. is a full-service precious metals trading company and an official distributor for many government
mints throughout the world. The company offers gold, silver, platinum and palladium in the form of bars, plates, powder, wafers,
grain, ingots and coins. Its Industrial unit services manufacturers and fabricators of products utilizing or incorporating precious
metals, while its Coin & Bar unit deals in over 200 coin and bar products in a variety of weights, shapes and sizes for
distribution to dealers and other qualified purchasers. The company operates trading centers in Santa Monica, California, and
Vienna, Austria, for buying and selling precious metals.
In addition to wholesale and trading activity, A-Mark offers customers a variety of services, including financing, consignment
and various customized financial programs. As a U.S. Mint-authorized purchaser of gold, silver and platinum coins, A-Mark purchases
bullion products directly from the U.S. Mint for sale to customers. A-Mark also has distributorships with other sovereign mints,
including in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Mexico and South Africa. Customers of A-Mark include mints, manufacturers and
fabricators, refiners, coin and metal dealers, banks and other financial institutions, jewelers, investors and collectors. For more
information about A-Mark Precious Metals, visit www.amark.com.
Through its subsidiary Collateral Finance Corporation, a licensed California Finance Lender, the company offers loans
collateralized by numismatic and semi-numismatic coins and bullion to coin and metal dealers, investors and collectors. Through its
Transcontinental Depository Services subsidiary, it offers a variety of managed storage options for precious metals products to
financial institutions, dealers, investors and collectors around the world. Through its A-M Global Logistics subsidiary, the
company provides its customers an array of complementary services, including storage, shipping, handling, receiving, processing,
and inventorying of precious metals and custom coins on a secure basis.
Company Contact: Thor Gjerdrum, President A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. 310-587-1414 thor@amark.com Investor Relations Contact: Matt Glover or Najim Mostamand Liolios Group, Inc. 949-574-3860 AMRK@liolios.com
