Colonial Coal Announces the Appointment of Partha S. Bhattacharyya to Its Board of Directors
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VANCOUVER, Nov. 19, 2019 - Colonial Coal International Corp. (TSX-V: CAD) (the “Company” or “Colonial Coal”). David Austin, Colonial Coal’s Chairman, is pleased to announce that Partha S. Bhattacharyya has kindly consented to be appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Bhattacharyya is the former Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Limited, a coal-producing company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Mr. Bhattacharyya holds a post graduate degree in physics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and a diploma in finance from ICFAI University, Hyderabad. Mr. Bhattacharyya is also a Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and the World Academy of Productivity Science. Mr. Bhattacharyya joined Coal India as a management trainee in 1977. Prior to joining our Coal India, Mr. Bhattacharyya was the Chairman and Managing Director of BCCL, where he played a crucial role in the turnaround of the company, which had been reporting losses since its inception.
Mr. Austin stated: “We are very excited and extremely honoured to have Partha join our Board of Directors. I am very pleased that Partha has agreed to work with Company management and provide Colonial Coal with very sound and expert advice as the Company considers its various business development options going forward. We are very excited by what the future holds for our company and its shareholders and having Partha work with us now is a further testament to the value of our various business interests.”
With Mr. Bhattacharyya’s appointment, the Company also announces that Wayne Waters, a longstanding member of the Company’s Board of Directors, has resigned for personal health reasons. Mr. Austin stated: “We are extremely proud of and sincerely appreciate the many good things and advice that Wayne has brought to our Company over the many years. We wish Wayne and his family the very best.”.
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About Colonial Coal International Corp.
Colonial Coal is a publicly traded coal corporation in British Columbia that focuses primarily on coking coal projects. The northeast Coal Block of British Columbia, within which our Corporation’s projects are located, hosts a number of proven deposits and has been the subject of M&A activities by Anglo-American and others. Additional information can be found on the Company's website www.ccoal.ca or by viewing the Company's filings at www.sedar.com.
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Colonial Coal International Corp.
Shane Austin
604.568.4962
saustin@ccoal.ca
www.ccoal.ca