Golden Alliance Announces Normand Champigny as President, Chief Operating Officer & Director
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Golden Alliance Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GLL, Frankfurt: GA0, "Golden Alliance" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that Mr. Normand Champigny has been appointed President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Company. Former President Joseph Grosso has been appointed Chairman, and will continue in his role as Chief Executive Officer and Director with Golden Alliance, providing ongoing leadership and guidance to the Company.
"The addition of Mr. Champigny to our executive team is a significant milestone in the corporate development of our Company. His demonstrated knowledge and experience in the industry will be a valuable asset for Golden Alliance's growth as a mineral exploration company in Peru" stated Mr. Grosso.
Normand Champigny is a senior mining professional with 30 years of international practice mostly with world-leading consultancy organizations. From 2009 to present, he was part of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Americas' Mining Centre of Excellence. Previous experience include: Executive Vice President for Azimut Exploration Inc. (2006-2009), Associate Partner with IBM Business Consulting Services as Americas Mining Industry Leader (2002-2006), and Principal Consultant for the Mining Industry Group with PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (2000-2002).
Mr. Champigny graduated as a Geological Engineer from Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal (1979). He obtained an M.Sc.A. in Geological Engineering from University of British Columbia (1981) and a Specialized Diploma in Geostatistics from the Paris School of Mines (1987). He is a member of the Executive Committee and a Director of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada; director of Fonds-Restor Action Nunavik; Chairman of the board of directors of Minalliance; a member of the Ordre des Ing?eurs du Qu?c; a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario; and, a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.
The Company has granted Mr. Champigny incentive stock options to purchase up to 200,000 common shares of the Company, exercisable for a period of five years, at a price of $0.45 per share. These options are subject to a four-month hold.
With reference to Mr. Champigny's appointment, Dr. David Terry has stepped down as Vice President, Exploration but will continue to provide technical oversight as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.
About Golden Alliance Resources Corp.
Golden Alliance is a company focused on gold, copper and silver exploration in Peru. The Company has a very strong portfolio of 100%-owned projects totaling 25,000 ha in Peru offering multiple opportunities for significant discoveries. Golden Alliance offers exceptional growth potential for shareholders with an attractive portfolio of highly-prospective exploration projects and a good pipeline of drill-ready acquisition opportunities under review. Golden Alliance is a member of the Grosso Group, a management company with over 18 years of experience in South America, and active in Peru since 1995.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Joseph Grosso"
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Mr. Joseph Grosso, President & CEO
For further information please contact:
Corporate Communications
Tel: 1-604-687-1828
Toll-Free: 1-800-901-0058
Email: info@goldenalliancecorp.com
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This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's public disclosure documents for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. We advise U.S. investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our properties.
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