VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 10,
2023 /CNW/ - NorZinc Ltd. (the
"Company" or "NorZinc") is pleased to announce the
appointment of Jim Dainard to the
role of Chief Financial Officer. The Company is also pleased to
announce the appointment of Ms. Robin
Bienenstock as Chair of the Board to its Board of Directors.
Ms. Bienenstock will join the board alongside existing NorZinc
directors, Rohan Hazelton,
Wes Loyd and Calum Semple, bringing the number of Board
members to four (4).
"We are thrilled to welcome Jim
Dainard to the management team. Jim brings strong project
financing insight and capabilities and has hands-on experience in
Northern operations that will be invaluable as we advance through
the next stages of development of the Prairie Creek Project,"
said Rohan Hazelton, President
& CEO, NorZinc. "To have such respected and
seasoned individuals such as Robin join our Board, we believe, is a
testament to the potential of the Prairie Creek Project. Robin's
extensive experience in the global investment community and
financial sectors will contribute immensely to the successful
development of the Project,"
Mr. Jim Dainard is an experienced
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with over 22 years'
experience in finance and accounting, 14 of those years dedicated
to the mining industry. Mr. Dainard commenced his career in public
accounting, moving to IT and financial services before
transitioning to the resource sector in 2009. Most recently, Mr.
Dainard served as the VP Finance at Victoria Gold Corp. At
Victoria, he was involved in
various stages of the Eagle Gold mine's life cycle from early-stage
exploration through studies, permitting and development, project
finance into construction, and through to operations in the
Yukon. He was responsible for
overseeing the Company's accounting, financial reporting and
planning and analysis functions, involved in matters related to
treasury, project finance, corporate debt, and regulatory
compliance while leading initiatives in risk management, internal
controls, continuous business process improvement and as well, tax
planning. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) degree from
the Goodman School of Business at Brock
University.
The Company would like to thank Peter
Portka for his contributions over three and half years of
service to Norzinc as Chief Financial Officer and wish him success
in all his future endeavours.
Ms. Robin Bienenstock is a
successful investor and independent public company director with
over 25 years of blue-chip experience with global companies. Ms.
Bienenstock is a corporate director and the Canadian representative
of Resource Capital Funds, a mining-focused alternative investment
firm. From 2017 to 2022 she served as an Investment Partner at RBMP
Capital Management LLP ("RBMP"), a long-short hedge fund which she
founded in London in 2017. She was
a partner at Marlin Sams Fund LP from 2014 until 2016, and a senior
research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, Research
Division from 2007 until 2014. Prior to that Ms. Bienenstock also
worked at McKinsey & Company as an Associate Principal.
Ms. Bienenstock currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on
the board of directors at Cogeco Communications [and Executive
Chair at New Moly LLC] and has previously held various board level
roles at multiple organizations including serving on the board and
was Chair of the Safety and Corporate Social Responsibility and
member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees of
Torex Gold Resources, from 2020 to 2021 and on the Board and Chair
of Compensation and member of the Governance Committees of Pretivm
Resources, from 2018 to 2021.
About NorZinc
NorZinc Ltd. is a privately held mining company headquartered in
Vancouver, BC. The Company is
focused on the development of its high-grade zinc, silver and lead
Prairie Creek Project located in Canada's Northwest
Territories.
The Company has an experienced Leadership team along with an
established site infrastructure and is dedicated to responsible
mining in the communities in which it operates.
SOURCE NorZinc Ltd.