Directorate change
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For immediate release
27 April 2020
Serabi Gold Plc (“Serabi” or the “Company”)
Change of Directors
Serabi Gold Plc (AIM:SRB, TSX:SBI), the Brazilian-focused gold mining and development company, announces the appointment of Mr Luis Azevedo as a Non-executive Director with immediate effect. The Company also announces that Mr Felipe Swett who has served as a Non-executive Director since September 2014 has stepped down from the Board with immediate effect.
Luis Mauricio Ferraiulio de Azevedo, aged 56, is a resource industry professional with over 37 years of international experience. He is both a licensed lawyer and geologist with over 27 years of business and mining experience, specifically in Brazil. He is currently the Managing Partner at FFA Legal Ltda, a legal firm he founded with its main office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and which is focused solely on natural resources companies. Mr Azevedo is also an Executive Director of Harvest Minerals Ltd. and Jangada Mines plc, GK Resources, Five Start Diamonds, and previously worked for Western Mining Corporation, Barrick Gold Corporation and Harsco Corporation. Mr Azevedo was formerly an executive director of Avanco Resources Ltd and is now Chairman of the Brazil advisory board to Oz Minerals Ltd and a non-executive director of ValOre and Talon Metals Corporation. Mr Azevedo received a geology degree from UERJ – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro in 1986, a law degree from Faculdade Integradas C?ndido Mendes in 1992, and a post graduate degree from PUC-Rio, Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica of Rio de Janeiro in 1995.
Mike Hodgson, CEO of Serabi commented:
“I am delighted to have Luis join the Board of Directors of the Company. Luis has worked closely with the Company and been Serabi’s legal counsel in Brazil for many years now. He has a strong understanding of the Company and its future plans and with his intimate knowledge of the mining industry in Brazil will provide valuable insight to the Board. His expertise and experience will be invaluable going forward, and helping the Company successfully see Coringa into production.
“I would like to thank Felipe for his dedicated service to the Company over the past five and a half years and we wish him well.”
Further disclosures on Luis de Azevedo
As required under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies further disclosures on Mr. Azevedo are as follows.
Mr Azevedo has held the following directorships and/or partnerships in the past five years:
Current directorships and/or partnerships | Past directorships and/or partnerships |
Talon Metals Corporation | Avanco Resources Limited |
Jangada Mines PLC | Brazilian Gold Corporation |
Harvest Minerals Ltd. | Brazil Minerals Inc. |
GK Resources Corporation | Anglo Platinum Brasil SA |
ValOre Metals Corp. | FSD Brazil Ltd |
Associacao Brasileira das Empresas de Pesquisa Mineral ABPM Conselho de Minera??o – COMIN da CNI | |
Five Star Diamonds Limited | |
OZ Minerals Brasil - Advisory Board | |
Marina Norte Emprendimentos de Mineracao S/A | |
Pedra Branca do Brasil Mineracao Ltda | |
Odin Brasil Minera??o Ltda | |
Atlantica do Brasil Minera??o Ltda | |
VTF Minera??o Ltda | |
Minfer do Brazil Minera??o Ltda | |
GRB Grafite do Brasil Minera??o Ltda | |
VCA Loca??es e Servi?os Ltda | |
FFA Holding & Minera??o Ltda | |
FFA Legal Ltda | |
Mr Azevedo holds no ordinary shares in the Company. Mr Azevedo is a director of FFA Legal Ltda which provides ongoing legal advisory services to Serabi in Brazil on arms-length commercial terms.
There is no further information on Mr Azevedo required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
Serabi Gold Plc | |
Michael Hodgson | Tel: +44 (0)20 7246 6830 |
Chief Executive | Mobile: +44 (0)7799 473621 |
Clive Line | Tel: +44 (0)20 7246 6830 |
Finance Director | Mobile: +44 (0)7710 151692 |
Email: contact@serabigold.com | |
Website: www.serabigold.com | |
Beaumont Cornish Limited Nominated Adviser | |
Roland Cornish | Tel: +44 (0)20 7628 3396 |
Michael Cornish | Tel: +44 (0)20 7628 3396 |
Peel Hunt LLP UK Broker | |
Ross Allister | Tel: +44 (0)20 7418 9000 |
Copies of this release are available from the Company’s website at www.serabigold.com.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange, nor any other securities regulatory authority, has approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release.
ENDS