VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 12, 2020 /CNW/ - Group Eleven Resources
Corp. (TSX.V: ZNG) (OTC: GRLVF) (FRA: 3GE) ("Group Eleven"
or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Glencore
Canada Corporation ("Glencore") has exercised its right to
appoint Ken Klassen to Group
Eleven's board of directors.
Bart Jaworski, CEO of Group
Eleven, commented: "we very much welcome Ken to the board and look
forward to working with him to further grow shareholder value. Ken
is an experienced and well-respected lawyer in the international
and Canadian mining industries, with an extensive background in
mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. With Group Eleven's key
focus of advancing our Limerick zinc licenses in Ireland, Ken's experience will provide
valuable insights and guidance as we work toward unlocking the full
potential of the region."
Mr. Klassen recently served on the Board of Trustees of Noranda
Income Fund, which owns and operates an electrolytic
zinc processing facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec. His
last full-time executive role was as the General Counsel of
Glencore plc, based in Baar, Switzerland, until retiring in 2016. In this
role, Mr. Klassen was responsible for Glencore's global legal
function including a team of in-house lawyers supporting Executive
Management, business operations and its Board of Directors. Prior
to joining Glencore, Mr. Klassen had a successful 20-year career as
a Canadian M&A and corporate lawyer at leading Canadian law
firms.
Mr. Klassen commented, "this is an exciting time for Group
Eleven with its recent streamlined focus on the Limerick region of
Ireland and impressive drill
results from the Carrickittle zinc prospect a few weeks ago. I look
forward to working closely with the team at Group Eleven to further
unlock shareholder value."
About Group Eleven Resources
Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSX.V: ZNG; OTC: GRLVF and FRA:
3GE) is a mineral exploration company focused on advanced stage
zinc exploration in the Republic of
Ireland.
Additional information about the Company is available at
www.groupelevenresources.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Bart Jaworski"
Bart Jaworski, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer
SOURCE Group Eleven Resources Corp.