Georges Cohen Nominated as Chairman and President & CEO of Robex
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 06/20/13 -- Robex Resources Inc. ("Robex" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: RBX)(FRANKFURT: RB4) is pleased to announce that the Board has elected Mr. Georges Cohen as Chairman, following its annual shareholder meeting which took place on June 18. Mr. Cohen retains also the position of President & CEO, as announced in the press release dated May 9, 2013.
The presence of Mr. Cohen as President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman will be a major asset for the Corporation because of his qualities as seasoned manager and his vast experience. Mr. Cohen began his career in the Cap Gemini Group where he held several positions including Commercial Engineer, Sales Director, Managing Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of a major subsidiary of the Cap Gemini Group. In 1990, Mr. Cohen left Cap Gemini and founded Transiciel (SSII) where he became the President and Chief Executive Officer founder. In 2000, Transiciel became public and, in 2001, Transiciel was granted the "Trophee de la decennie de la meilleure entreprise" by the firm Bain. The selection was made over a total of 278,916 companies based on growth, profitability and sales revenue criteria. In 2003, Transiciel merged with Sogeti in Cap Gemini. Member of the executive committee of the Cap Gemini Group and President and Chief Executive Officer of the new Sogeti-Transiciel set (more than 20,000 employees), Mr. Cohen supervised this merger during 2 years and a half and eventually left the group to engage in personal activities of private equity.
All directors were reelected at the Shareholders Annual meeting on June 18.
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Contacts:
Augustin Rousselet
Interim Chief Financial Officer
418-527-5023
info@robexgold.com