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Fjordland Elects John Sheedy to Board at AGM; Richard Atkinson Retires to Become an Advisor to the Company
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 8, 2021) - Fjordland Exploration Inc. (TSX...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Fjordland Elects John Sheedy to Board at AGM; Richard Atkinson Retires to Become an Advisor to the CompanyVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 8, 2021) - Fjordland Exploration Inc. (TSXV: FEX) (\"Fjordland\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that at it's Annual General Meeting today, Fjordland Shareholders elected its recommended slate of directors including new appointee, John Sheedy. John was elected in place of Richard Atkinson who has retired after serving on the board since the company's inception 25 years ago. Richard has agreed to remain an Advisor to the Company for the foreseeable future.John brings to Fjordland over 30 years of investment, transaction and corporate decision-making experience, most recently with the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') where he spent 16 years as an investor in public markets and in private equity. He has sourced and led investment transactions in multiple sectors, including metals and mining, in Canada, the U.S. and Brazil. Before joining Teachers', John was a partner at a Toronto-based merchant banking fund and a partner at Torys LLP where he practiced corporate and securities law. He has served on the boards of several private and not-for-profit companies and holds the ICD.d designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. John received a B.A. Hons (Economics) from the University of Western Ontario and an LL.B. from Queen's University.James Tuer, Fjordland's President commented, \"I'm very pleased to welcome John to Fjordland's board of directors. I believe his vast corporate experience will be very beneficial to the Company as we continue to develop existing and future projects. I'd also like to congratulate DA on his retirement from the board but not the Company. I expect his sage advice as an advisor to the Company will prove very valuable for years to come.\"Completed results from the AGM are detailed below. There are currently 75,284,339 common shares outstanding. MOTIONS NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF VOTES CAST FOR AGAINST  WITHHELD/ SPOILED   NON  FOR   AGAINST  WITHHELD/       ABSTAIN    VOTE    ABSTAIN Number of Directors 17,810,464 0 0 0 0 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% James Tuer 17,780,464 0 30,000 0 0 99.83% 0.00% 0.17% Peter Krag-Hansen 17,807,464 0 3,000 0 0 99.98% 0.00% 0.02...