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Exploits Discovery Announces Jeff Swinoga as CEO
Vancouver, British Columbia - TheNewswire - September 15th, 2021 - Exploits Discovery Corp. (“Exploits” or the “Company”) (CNSX:NFLD.CN) (OTC:NFLDF) (FSE:634-FF
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia - TheNewswire - September 15th, 2021 - Exploits Discovery Corp. (“Exploits” or the “Company”) (CNSX:NFLD.CN) (OTC:NFLDF) (FSE:634-FF) is pleased to announce that Jeff Swinoga, a senior mining veteran, has joined the Company as President, CEO and Director. The Company thanks William Sheriff for his work and contributions as Interim CEO. He will remain an active Director to the Company. Mr. Sheriff stated, “On behalf of our Board of Directors, our employees and staff, I would like to congratulate Jeff and welcome him to the Exploits team. His people and ESG focused leadership style along with his extensive industry expertise and network will be key to the success of our company.” Mr. Swinoga is a highly accomplished mining executive with over 25 years of executive and management experience in the areas of capital markets, project advancement, development and project construction. Most recently, he was the National Mining and Metals co Leader at EY Canada. Previously he was President and CEO of First Mining Gold, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Torex Gold Resources Inc. (“Torex”) where, during his four-year tenure, he led the US$400 million financing of Torex’s US$800 million El Limon-Guajes gold mine on the Morelos property and led his team during Torex’s transition from an exploration and development company to a mid-tier gold producer. Prior to Torex, Mr. Swinoga spent four years as the CFO of North American Palladium Ltd. (“NAP”), during which time NAP financed and constructed the underground Offset Zone expansion project for the Lac des Iles Mine, in addition to acquiring and building two gold producing mines in Québec. Further, he spent three years as CFO of HudBay Minerals Inc., where, from its initial public offering in late 2004, grew to a market capitalization of over $2 billion. Mr. Swinoga also spent seven years at Barrick Gold Corporation as a senior officer with responsibilities that included project financing of Barrick’s Bulyanhulu and Veladero projects. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto as well as a Bachelor's degree (Honours) in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Swinoga was also elected to the Board of PDAC this year and is also a member of their audit committee. Jeff...