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Angkor Announces New Addition to the Board of Directors and Appointment of a Special Advisor to the Board
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 30, 2013) - ANGKOR GOLD CORP. (TSXV: ANK...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAngkor Announces New Addition to the Board of Directors and Appointment of a Special Advisor to the Board\n\nVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 30, 2013) - ANGKOR GOLD CORP. (TSXV: ANK) (\"ANGKOR\" or the \"CORPORATION\") is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Neill, B.A., M.B.A. has been appointed to the Corporation's Board of Directors.For the past three years, Mr. Neill (Bob) has been the VP of Business Development and Country Manager of Grupo de Bullet, S.A.S, (\"Bullet\") a mineral exploration company based out of Colombia that has been operating more than 20 years and successfully follows a project / prospect generator business model. Since 2012, Bob has also been a director of Trident Gold Corp. and Sabre Metals - both companies operating land acquired from Bullet. In addition, Bob has more than five years experience as a consultant in the energy sector and with Deloitte as a strategy and operations consultant. Bob has travelled and spent time in Cambodia.Mike Weeks, Angkor's CEO and Chairman, commented, \"The appointment of Bob to our Board of Directors confirms our transition to become a project generator, which we initiated in the summer of last year. We're very pleased with the strategic deals we announced in January 2013 and we're working hard to deliver more deals in 2013. Bob brings experience and energy from an established company in an emerging country and from one of the most successful operators of this business model. He's a great fit and we're looking forward to the opportunities and insights he will bring to our team.\"The appointment of Bob Neill to Angkor's Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.Angkor is also pleased to announce that Francis Farraye, M.D., M.Sc., has been appointed a Special Advisor to Angkor's Board of Directors and will also be appointed as a director of the ANK Foundation, Angkor's newly formed non-profit entity. The ANK Foundation will undertake community development projects in cooperation with Angkor Gold.Dr. Farraye (Frank) is a Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA where he is the clinical director in the Section of Gastroenterology at Boston Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology and several other gastrointestinal societi...