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Excellon Resources Announces Management and Board Additions
TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2020 /CNW/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) (TSX: EXN.WT) (NYSE: EXN) (FRA: E4X2) ("Excellon" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2020 /CNW/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) (TSX: EXN.WT) (NYSE: EXN) (FRA: E4X2) (\"Excellon\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Keller, P. Eng. as Chief Operating Officer and Alfred Colas, CPA, CA as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Keller has already joined the Company and Mr. Colas will be joining in mid-October. Anna Ladd-Kruger has stepped down to pursue a CFO role with another precious metals company. Ms. Ladd-Kruger will join the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately as a non-independent director. \"Paul and Alfred greatly enhance our management depth and effectiveness,\" stated Brendan Cahill, President and Chief Executive Officer. \"We expect that their experience, judgment, and strong operational and financial expertise will deliver value to the company as we continue to improve operations and advance our strategic growth objectives in this exciting precious metal bull market.\" Mr. Cahill continued, \"I sincerely thank Anna for her exceptional efforts in the Company's transformation over the past year. We are truly delighted to have her continue with the Company as a Board member, where she will continue to provide strategic guidance and oversight. We wish her the best of luck in her new role as CFO of McEwen Mining Inc.\" Paul Keller is a professional engineer with over 30 years of industry experience. He is an experienced mining executive with mine development and operations experience in North America, Africa and Latin America. He was most recently Senior VP Major Projects and COO of Trevali Mining, a zinc-focused, base metals mining company with four commercially producing operations in Africa, Canada and Peru. Mr. Keller led the development of Trevali's Canadian and Peruvian projects from permitting through development to operation. He was also instrumental in business optimization and capital growth projects at Trevali's African operations. Mr. Keller has expertise building mines from greenfield through to permitting, design and operating phases, while developing operational teams. He has been COO of several junior mining companies and worked in various management roles at Barrick's Hemlo Mine in operations, engineering and maintenance after beginning his career with Rio A...