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VANCOUVER, Feb. 7 /CNW/ --
VANCOUVER, Feb. 7 /CNW/ - Curis Resources Ltd. ("Curis" or the
"Company") (TSXV:CUV) announces the recent election of Gordon Fretwell,
Robert Schafer and David Copeland, to the Board of Directors of the
Company at the special meeting of shareholders of the Company held on
January 28, 2011. As a result of these appointments, the size of the
Board has increased from five members to eight.
Gordon Fretwell holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Law degrees. Formerly
a partner in a large Vancouver law firm, since 1991, Mr. Fretwell has
been a self-employed solicitor in Vancouver practicing primarily in the
areas of corporate and securities law.
Robert Schafer is a Certified Professional Geologist with advanced
degrees in geology and mineral economics who has worked internationally
with major and junior mining companies including Kinross Gold
Corporation, BHP World Minerals and Billiton. He is Vice President,
Corporate Development for Hunter Dickinson Inc.
David J. Copeland is a Professional Engineer (geological) and mining
executive with over 30 years of experience in a variety of capacities
in mine exploration, discovery and development throughout the South
Pacific, Africa, South America and North America. A director of Hunter
Dickinson Inc. (HDI), he directs and co-ordinates advanced technical
programs of companies for which HDI provides services.
Messrs. Fretwell, Schaefer and Copeland join Russell Hallbauer, Robert
Dickinson, Rene Carrier, James Kerr, and President and CEO Michael
McPhie on the Board of Curis. Russell Hallbauer has been appointed
Chairman.
Russell Hallbauer is a Professional Engineer (mining) as well as a long
term member and past president of the Canadian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy and a director and former chairman of the Mining Association
of BC. Mr. Hallbauer is President, Chief Executive Officer and
director of Taseko Mines Limited, the owner of the Gibraltar Mine
located near Williams Lake, British Columbia, and a director of Hunter
Dickinson Inc.
Robert A. Dickinson is an economic geologist who has been actively
involved in mineral exploration and mine development for over 40
years. He is Chairman of Hunter Dickinson Inc. as well as a director
and member of the management team of a number of the public companies
associated with HDI. He also serves as a Director of the BC Mining
Museum and a Trustee of the BC Mineral Resources Education Program.
Rene Carrier is a businessman who is a past Vice-President of Pacific
International Securities Inc. where he worked for ten years, until
1991. Since that time he has been President of Euro-American Capital
Corporation, a private company which specializes in restructuring,
administration, and raising venture capital funds for junior
companies.
James Kerr is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in public
practice, and actively involved with audit committees of mining and
energy companies, providing advice on accounting and compliance issues
based on a risk management approach.
Michael McPhie is a senior mining executive with more than 20 years of
operational and project development experience. He has served as a
Director and Executive Vice President of Exeter Resource Corporation,
President and CEO of the Mining Association of BC and as a senior
director with Natural Resources Canada. Michael serves on several
private and public boards and is currently Chair of the Board of
Governors of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a member of
the Arizona Mining Association, a director of the Association for
Mineral Exploration BC and is Co-Chair of the Britannia Beach
Historical Society.
"It is my pleasure to welcome the three directors who were confirmed by
shareholder vote at the meeting in late January. In addition to the
seven experienced and accomplished directors who join me on the board,
Curis' corporate team consists of Chief Financial Officer, Bernard Tan,
Vice President of Project Development, Mel Lawson and Corporate
Secretary Xenia Kritsos." said President, CEO and Director Michael
McPhie.
Bernard Tan is a Chartered Accountant with Bachelor of Commerce and MBA
degrees and over ten years of progressive business experience in the
area of financial reporting. He has worked with various medium and
large Canadian and US public corporations in the areas of accounting,
corporate finance, and regulatory reporting, and prior to joining HDI
in 2005, was an audit manager at KPMG LLP specializing in the
technology area. He is currently also CFO for HDI.
Mel Lawson's career in the mining industry spans more than 40 years, and
his extensive experience includes mining project development and
operations. He holds a BSc in Mining Engineering and has built his
career around mine start-ups. With proven experience in underground and
surface operations, project management and construction, Mel has worked
on an array of international projects throughout Canada, the United
States and New Zealand. He possesses strong operational and technical
abilities with hands-on experience in major project management,
Feasibility Studies, project permitting, contract preparation, project
and construction management, project start-up, policy development and
administration.
Xenia Kritsos is an internationally qualified business lawyer
experienced in providing advice in the mining infrastructure,
technology and other sectors. Areas of expertise include mergers and
acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law, competition law and
foreign investment. Ms. Kritsos is also Legal Counsel for Hunter
Dickinson Inc.
Shareholders of the Company also approved the appointment of DeVisser
Gray LLP as auditor of the Corporation, approved the continuance of the
Company from Ontario to British Columbia, created a class of preference
shares, and adopted an updated 10% rolling stock option plan, all as
more fully described in the Management Proxy Circular dated December
22, 2010.
About Curis
Curis Resources Ltd. is a mineral development company, the major
shareholder of which is Hunter Dickinson Inc. Curis is focused on the
acquisition, development and operation of high-quality next-generation
copper properties in progressive jurisdictions around the world. It is
currently focused on advancing its 100% owned Florence Project in
Arizona USA to production.
For more project-level information, sign up for the Florence Copper
Projects' e-Newsletter.
About HDI
Hunter Dickinson Inc. (HDI) is a diversified, global mine development
company with a 25-year history of mineral development success. From its
head office in Vancouver, Canada, HDI applies its unique strengths and
capabilities to acquire, develop, operate and monetize mineral
properties that provide consistently superior returns to shareholders.
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