Orsu Metals Corp. Announces Board and Committee Appointments
July 08 2008 - 9:24AM
UK Regulatory
Orsu Metals Corporation Tel :+44 (0)20 7518 3999
1 Red Place Fax :+44 (0)20 7513 3998
London, W1K 6PL info@orsumetals.com
United Kingdom www.orsumetals.com
AIM: OSU
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PRESS RELEASE
8 July, 2008
Orsu Metals Corporation
(Formerly European Minerals Corporation)
Orsu announces board and committee appointments
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--Orsu Metals Corporation ("Orsu", or the "Company"), formerly European Minerals
Corporation, the London-based base and precious metal mining, production, exploration and development
company, announces the following:
1. Appointment of Mr Mark Corra to the Board of Directors and as Lead Independent Director;
2. Changes to the Committees of the Board and;
3. The appointment of Dr Alexander Yakubchuk as Director of Exploration.
The appointment of Mr Mark Corra as a non-executive director to the Orsu Board took effect from 7 July
2008. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Mr Corra holds the position of Senior VP Finance and CFO of B2Gold
Corp. since April 2007. Prior to this he worked for 17 years with Bema Gold Corporation. A Certified
Management Accountant with a diploma in financial management from the British Columbia Institute of
Technology, Mr Corra currently oversees financial reporting, cash management, tax planning and is a
member of the management committee for B2Gold Corp. Mr Mark Anthony Corra, aged 52, is or has been a
director of the following companies within the last five years:
Current directorships Previous directorships
B2 Gold Corp. Arizona Star Resource Corp.
Bema Gold Corp.
Consolidated Westview Resource Corp.
Lero Gold Corp.
Victoria Resource Corp.
Consolidated Puma Minerals
With reference to the above Board appointment, no further information is required to be announced
pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the London Stock Exchange's AIM Rules for Companies.
Further to Mr Corra's appointment to the board of directors of the Company, the following persons shall
constitute committees of the board:
Governance and Nominating Compensation Committee Audit Committee
Committee
Merfyn Roberts (Chairman) Timothy Hanford (Chairman) Mark Corra (Chairman)
Timothy Hanford Merfyn Roberts Timothy Hanford
Mark Corra Mark Corra Merfyn Roberts
The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Alexander Yakubchuk, a director of the
Company, as Director of Exploration. He previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, immediately following the completion of the business combination of Lero Gold Corp. and
European Minerals Corporation.
Executive Chairman, Dr Sergey V Kurzin commented:
"We are delighted Mark Corra has agreed to join the Orsu board. Mark's vast experience and impressive
track record in the fields of corporate governance, audit/accounting/financial and transaction matters
as well as his experience in working in the countries of the Former Soviet Union will complement our
existing high quality team."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Tania Tchedaeva, Company Secretary, Orsu Metals Corporation
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7518 3999
Gavin Dallas, Investor Relations, Orsu Metals Corporation
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7518 3999
Colin Aaronson /Gerry Beaney, Grant Thornton UK LLP
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100
Keith Schaefer, Vanguard Shareholder Solutions
Tel: + 1 604 608 0824
www.orsumetals.com
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