Trading Symbol -
NMD.V
VANCOUVER, Sept. 16, 2014 /CNW/ - Nomad Ventures
Inc. ("the Company") ("Nomad") (TSX-V: NMD) is very pleased to
announce that Matt Kokan, M.A.Sc.,
P.Eng. has been appointed as a member of Nomad's Board of
Directors.
Mr. Kokan is both owner and principal of GeoPacific Consultants
Ltd. Matt joined GeoPacific in 1993 as a young engineer and since
has grown the firm to include two offices, 40 staff and a testing
laboratory.
Matt received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological
Engineering in 1990 from the University of
British Columbia. While working as a geotechnical engineer
for ConeTec, Matt received his Master of Applied Science in Civil
Engineering in 1992. Matt is a professional engineer and is
registered in British Columbia,
Alberta, and Ontario. He is also a member of the Vancouver
Geotechnical Society, Deep Foundations Institute, and International
Society for Micropiles.
With close to 5000 projects under his direction, Matt has a
wealth of management and geotechnical engineering experience across
the Lower Mainland, BC, Alberta,
Ontario, Washington, and California. Some of his most notable projects
include the deepest excavation in Vancouver history The Shangri-La, The Wall
Centre, The Canada Line shoring design and 2010 Olympic Village.
GeoPacific has also been involved in the design for the temporary
shoring for the Sea to Sky Highway, Port Mann Bridge, and most
recently the South Fraser Perimeter Road. Matt has been
involved in numerous building restoration projects, particularly
the Downtown Vancouver core.
Matt has had extensive experience in a number of geotechnical
engineering areas. His projects have included analysis and design
for commercial, residential, industrial and infrastructure
projects. Matt has significant expertise in infrastructure works,
designs of pile supported buildings on soft ground, excavation and
shoring system designs, offshore structure foundation design and
evaluation, arenas, slope stability, environmental project
assistance, and offshore drilling and testing. His expertise in
pile loading and jet grouting has been widely recognized both
nationally and internationally through paper presentations.
Mr. Brent Forgeron, President
& CEO states, "Matt Kokan's
appointment to the Board of Directors represents another
significant achievement for the Company and we look very forward to
working closely with him. Matt's extensive experience in both
project management and geotechnical engineering provides an
invaluable addition to our Board as the Company continues towards
the completion of its Notice of Work permit for production on the
St. Vincent Bay Aggregate Quarry, located in the Jervis Inlet,
British Columbia".
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Brent Forgeron"
President
Nomad Ventures Inc.
Information set forth in this news release contains
forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the
date of this news release. These statements reflect management's
current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They
are not guarantees of future performance. Nomad cautions that all
forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual
performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many
of which are beyond Nomad's control. Such factors include, among
other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Nomad's limited
operating history. Accordingly, actual and future events,
conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates,
beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the
forward looking information. Except as required under applicable
securities legislation, Nomad undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise forward-looking information.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Nomad Ventures Inc.