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30 September 2015
Orogen Gold plc
("Orogen Gold" or the "Company")
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer, Grant of Options and Other Board Changes
Orogen Gold plc (AIM:ORE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Bird as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company with immediate effect.
Colin Bird is a chartered mining engineer with extensive multi-commodity mine management experience in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. He has been involved in a number of public listings in the UK, Canada and South Africa, including as founder of Kiwara plc which discovered the large Kalumbila copper project in Zambia, which was sold to First Quantum Minerals Ltd in 2009 for US$260 million.
As CEO, Colin will lead the execution of the Company's strategy and future direction.
Grant of Options
On his appointment as CEO, Colin Bird has been granted options over a total of up to 180 million new ordinary shares of 0.01p each at an exercise price of 0.035p. The options are subject to performance based vesting conditions over 7 years.
Other Board Changes
Following the appointment of Colin Bird, Ed Slowey assumes the role of Operations Director with responsibility for running the day to day management of the Company's existing projects and assisting Colin Bird in his role as CEO. The Company also announces that Anthony Venus, Non-Executive Director, has resigned from the Board with immediate effect to pursue other business interests. The Board is very grateful to Anthony for his work with the Company over recent years.
The Board now comprises:
Colin Bird - CEO
Adam Reynolds - Non-Executive Chairman
Ed Slowey - Operations Director
Alan Mooney - Finance Director
Michael Nolan - Non-Executive Director
Adam Reynolds, Chairman said: "I am delighted to welcome Colin as CEO of Orogen. His appointment further enhances the extensive exploration, mining and commercial experience of our Board. Colin has a proven track record of enhancing shareholder value through maximising the potential of exploration assets and the identification of new projects. I have great confidence that Colin's appointment will be successful and his experience will prove vital in the future development of the Company."
Colin Bird said: "I am pleased to be given the opportunity to assist Orogen in its future development. I am joining a seasoned public company management team and am confident that jointly we can take Orogen forward to new heights."
Further information pursuant to schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules is set out below.
Colin Bird, aged 71, holds, or has held in the last 5 years, the following directorships and partnerships:
Current directorships and partnerships as at the date of appointment
| Directorships and partnerships for the five year period prior to appointment |
1 Tara Bar and Restaurant CC | Kairos Capital Corporation |
Add X Trading 810 CC | SacOil Limited |
African Pioneer plc |
|
Bird Leisure and Admin (Pty) Ltd |
|
Braemore Resources Ltd |
|
Dialyn Café CC |
|
Dullstroom Plats (Pty) Ltd |
|
Emanuel Mining and Exploration (Pty) Ltd |
|
Galagen (Pty) Ltd |
|
Galileo Resources plc |
|
Galileo Resources South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
|
Glenover Phosphate (Pty) Ltd |
|
Holyrood Platinum (Pty) Ltd |
|
Jubilee Platinum plc |
|
Jubilee Smelting and Refining (Pty) Ltd |
|
Lion Mining Finance Ltd |
|
Maude Mining and Exploration (Pty) Ltd |
|
M.I.T. Ventures Corp |
|
Mokopane Exploration (Pty) Ltd |
|
NDN Properties CC |
|
New Plats (Tjate)(Pty) Ltd |
|
Pacific North West Capital Corp |
|
Pilanesberg Mining Co (Pty) Ltd |
|
Pollux Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
|
Power Alt (Pty) Ltd |
|
Revelo Resources Corp |
|
Tiger Resources Finance plc |
|
Tjate Platinum Corporation (Pty) Ltd |
|
Umhlanga Lighthouse Café CC |
|
Windsor Platinum Investments (Pty) Ltd |
|
Xtract Resources plc |
|
Mr Bird does not hold any shares in the Company.
Enquires:
Orogen Gold plc +353 1662 8395
Colin Bird, CEO
Alan Mooney, FD
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) +44 (0) 20 7148 7900
Avi Robinson/ Liam Murray
Beaufort Securities Limited (Broker) +44 (0) 20 7382 8300
Elliot Hance
Walbrook (Public Relations and Investor Relations) +44 (0) 20 7933 8780
Paul Cornelius/ Guy McDougall