Calibre Announces Director Change and Establishment of Advisory Committee
January 06 2020 - 7:00AM
Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) (the
“Company” or “Calibre”) announces the resignation of Dale Craig,
the director nominee for B2Gold Corp. (“B2Gold”), from the Board of
Directors effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Craig has been
replaced as B2Gold’s nominee by Randall Chatwin, Vice President and
Associate General Counsel for B2Gold.
As contemplated in the purchase agreement an Advisory Committee
to the Board of Directors has been established comprised of two
members each from B2Gold and Calibre. Dale Craig will join
Steve Jensen as the appointed members from B2Gold, with Honourable
John D. Reynolds, P.C. and Leslie Coe as the appointed members from
Calibre.
Russell Ball, Chief Executive Officer of Calibre stated: “I
would like to welcome Randall Chatwin to the Board and look forward
to his contributions as the nominee of our largest
shareholder. The new Advisory Committee will provide
management and the Board with access to significant experience and
institutional knowledge and I look forward to their involvement
going forward.”
Randall Chatwin has more than 15 years' experience in the mining
industry and joined B2Gold in September 2019 as Vice President,
Associate General Counsel, where he is responsible for legal and
governance matters. Mr. Chatwin had previously served as Vice
President, Assistant General Counsel of Goldcorp Inc., one of the
world’s leading gold mining companies, from May 2015 to May 2019.
Mr. Chatwin was instrumental in the execution of Goldcorp's US$12.5
billion merger with Newmont Mining Corporation in April 2019. Prior
to joining Goldcorp, Mr. Chatwin was a partner at the law firm of
Lawson Lundell LLP, where he spent 11 years practicing corporate
commercial and corporate finance law, with a specific focus on the
mining industry. Mr. Chatwin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from
the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and Juris Doctor
(law) degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
Steve Jensen, P. Geo, is currently Exploration Manager, Americas
for B2Gold. Steve has worked in mineral exploration for three
decades with the last twenty-five years in Peru, Chile, Bolivia,
Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia and Nicaragua. In Peru for Teck Corp.,
he was instrumental in the exploration discoveries of the Poracota
high-sulphidation gold mine and the Zafranal porphyry copper-gold
deposit. For B2Gold in Colombia, Steve managed successful
exploration programs that included outlining a NI 43-101 compliant
resource of 2.4 million ounces of gold at Gramalote that is
currently in a Feasibility Study, and in Nicaragua guided the
program that resulted in a NI 43-101 compliant resource of 812,000
ounces of gold at Limon. Mr. Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science
(Geology) degree from the University of British Columbia and is a
professional member of the Association of Professional Engineers
and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia (APEGBC).
John Reynolds’ career includes substantial experience in venture
capital development, consumer products marketing, resource sector
development and elected political office, both federal and
provincial. Mr. Reynolds began his career in the sales and
marketing field but has spent the last 35 years in the political
arena, with a career that includes the positions of Member of
Parliament; Minister of the Environment for BC; and Official
Opposition House Leader for the Conservative Party, to name a few.
John was appointed as a Senior Strategic Advisor to McMillan LLP
law firm in Vancouver and has been appointed as a member of the
Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.
Leslie Coe is currently President of CXB Nicaragua S.A. and
Calibre Mining Nicaragua S.A. He previously served as a Director
and President of HEMCO which operates the Bonanza Gold mine. He was
the founder and President of Desarrollo Minera de Nicaragua S.A.
which operates the La Libertad mine. Mr. Coe is an industrial
engineer with 25 years’ experience in the mining sector in
Nicaragua.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Russell Ball”
Russell Ball, Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Ryan King Vice President, Corporate Development
& IR Calibre Mining Corp. T: 604.628.1012 E:
calibre@calibremining.comW: www.calibremining.com
About Calibre Mining Corp.
Calibre Mining is a Canadian-listed gold mining and exploration
company with two 100%-owned operating gold mines in Nicaragua. The
Company is focused on sustainable operating performance and a
disciplined approach to growth.
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