Crosshair Energy Corporation: Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
02.12.2011 | Marketwired
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Mr. Yik is a Chartered Accountant with over 17 years of financial and international business experience in resource based public companies with market capitalizations ranging from $10 million to $2 billion. He spent the past seven years in senior level management roles in the mining industry. Mr. Yik has experience with both exploration and commercially producing mining companies and was formerly the Chief Financial Officer for a mineral exploration company which is dually listed on both the TSX-V and NYSE AMEX. Mr. Yik also holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of British Columbia.
'I am very pleased to have Sam join the Crosshair team,' Stewart Wallis, President and CEO of Crosshair, stated. 'His experience with firms listed on both the New York and Toronto exchanges will be essential for Crosshair moving forward.'
In order to make way for Mr. Yik, Ms. Atwal has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Crosshair, as of the effective date of Mr. Yik's appointment. Crosshair and its Board of Directors would like to thank Ms. Atwal for her leadership and direction during her tenure as CFO.
About Crosshair
Crosshair is a prominent player in the exploration and development of uranium, vanadium and gold in the US and Canada. Its flagship projects, Bootheel and Juniper Ridge, are both located in uranium mining friendly Wyoming. Bootheel has the potential to be mined using in-situ recovery methods. The CMB Uranium/Vanadium Project is located in Labrador, Canada and has four currently defined resources. The Crosshair team is comprised of knowledgeable and experienced professionals with both exploration and mining backgrounds.
For more information on Crosshair and its properties, please visit the website at www.crosshairenergy.com.
On Behalf of the Crosshair Board
Mark J. Morabito
Executive Chairman
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