Coeur Appoints Peter C. Mitchell to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (the 'Company? or 'Coeur?)(NYSE:
CDE, TSX: CDM) today announced that Peter C. Mitchell has been appointed
to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 3,
2013.
'We are very pleased to have Peter Mitchell join our senior management
team as Chief Financial Officer,' said Mitchell J. Krebs, Coeur′s
President and Chief Executive Officer. 'Peter brings to Coeur extensive
capital markets experience and exceptional leadership skills. Peter will
lead the Company's efforts to effectively deploy the Company's cash flow
in value-creating ways, collaborate with our strengthened operations and
capital projects groups to maintain financial discipline, and provide
his broad base of expertise throughout the organization.?
Mr. Mitchell has served as Chief Financial Officer of Taseko Mines
Limited, a Vancouver, B.C.-based mining company, since September 2008.
In that capacity he has led Taseko′s financial operations, including
sourcing strategic capital to fund the company′s strategic growth plan.
Previously, Mr. Mitchell was involved in leading and managing growth in
private equity portfolio companies through acquisitions, integrations
and greenfield initiatives. He has served as President of Florida Career
College, a for-profit college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; President and
Chief Executive Officer of Vatterott Educational Centers, Inc. in St.
Louis, Missouri; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Von
Hoffmann Corporation, a commercial and educational printing company in
St. Louis, Missouri; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Crown Packaging Ltd., an integrated paper packaging company in
Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, B.C; and Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Paperboard Industries Corporation, a packaging and
container manufacturer in Toronto.
Mr. Mitchell is a Chartered Accountant with a BA in Economics from the
University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the University of British
Columbia.
About Coeur
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation is the largest U.S.-based primary silver
producer and a growing gold producer. The Company has four precious
metals mines in the Americas generating strong production, sales and
cash flow. Coeur produces from its wholly owned operations: the
Palmarejo silver-gold mine in Mexico, the San Bartolom? silver mine in
Bolivia, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada and the Kensington
gold mine in Alaska. Coeur has a non-operating interest in the Endeavor
silver-gold mine in Australia. The Company has two feasibility stage
projects, the Joaquin silver project in Argentina and the La Preciosa
silver-gold project in Mexico. In addition, Coeur conducts ongoing
exploration activities in Mexico, Argentina, Nevada, Alaska and Bolivia.
The Company owns strategic investment positions in eight silver and gold
development companies with projects in North and South America.
Coeur d′Alene Mines Corporation
Wendy Yang, 208-665-0345
Vice
President, Investor Relations
or
Stefany Bales, 208-667-8263
Director,
Corporate Communications
www.coeur.com
