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Cerrado Gold Announces Successful Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Appointment to Board of Directors
All matters presented for shareholder approval were approved Ms. Petra Decher appointed a...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Cerrado Gold Announces Successful Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Appointment to Board of DirectorsAll matters presented for shareholder approval were approvedMs. Petra Decher appointed as independent member of the board of directorsToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 28, 2021) - Cerrado Gold Inc. (TSXV: CERT) (OTCQX: CRDOF) (\"Cerrado\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (\"Meeting\") held earlier today all matters presented to shareholders were approved. Details of the voting results are set out below.New Independent Member of the BoardImmediately following the Meeting, Mr. David Ball resigned from the board of directors and was appointed Vice President, Business Development effective November 28, 2021. Ms. Petra Decher was appointed as a new independent member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Decher is an experienced finance executive currently serving as an independent director and Chair of the Audit Committees of Ascendant Resources Inc. and Rockcliff Metlas Corp. Ms. Decher is the Chief Financial Officer of Marimaca Copper Corp., a Chilean copper development and exploration company. From 2009 to 2016, Ms. Decher was the Vice President, Finance and Assistant Secretary for Franco-Nevada Corporation. She previously served as the Lead Independent Director of Integra Gold Corp. until its acquisition by Eldorado Gold Corporation, the Lead Director of Marimaca Copper Corp. and was Chairwoman of the Board at Red Pine Exploration Inc. Ms. Decher is a Chartered Public Accountant and will Chair the Company's Audit Committee.Meeting Voting ResultsA total of 27,898,210 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 36.55% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares of the Company. All matters presented for shareholder approval at the Meeting were duly authorized and approved as follows.Election of DirectorsThe shareholders elected each of the nine nominees listed in the Company's Management Proxy Circular. Details of the voting results are as follows:NameVotes in Favour%Votes Withheld%Mark Brennan22,093,70699.9951,2030.005Stephen Shefsky18,296,90682.8113,798,00317.189David Ball22,093,70699.9951,2030.005Robert Campbell22,093,70699.9951,2030.005Jonathan Gilligan22,093,70699.9951,2030.005Kurt Menchen22,093,7...