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Fortune Minerals Announces Promotion of Adam Jean to Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Issued Capital:  150,526,976 LONDON, ON , Jan. 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Fortune Min...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nIssued Capital:  150,526,976\n\n\n\n\n\nLONDON, ON, Jan. 22, 2014 /CNW/ - Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQX: FTMDF) (\"Fortune\" or the \"Company\") (www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to announce the promotion of Adam Jean, H.B.A., C.P.A.,\n C.A. to the position of Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial\n Officer of the Company. Adam has been with Fortune for six years as the\n Company's Controller. He replaces Julian Kemp who is no longer with the\n Company. We thank Julian for his efforts in helping Fortune grow from a\n small exploration company to its current stage with two significant\n projects under development and wish him well in his future endeavors.\n\n\nPrior to joining Fortune, Adam Jean was a Senior Manager with Ernst &\n Young LLP (\"EY\"), one of the world's leading professional services\n organizations. Extensive experience gained from diverse\n responsibilities with Fortune and in the professional services sector\n has provided Adam with the right skills and experience to be successful\n in his new position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.\n\n\nMahendra Naik, C.P.A., C.A., Chairman of the Board of Directors and\n Chair of the Audit Committee commented, \"I have worked closely with\n Adam for several years and am confident he is the right person to\n assume this very important leadership role - managing the Company's\n regulatory reporting and finance department\". Robin Goad, Fortune's\n President and Chief Executive Officer said, \"It is gratifying to be\n able to fill this position internally from within our organization.\n Adam's promotion to the executive group solidifies the team we need to\n deliver on the NICO and Arctos projects\".\n\n\nAs Fortune's Controller, Mr. Jean has significant experience with a\n public issuer and company proposing to develop the NICO mine and\n concentrator in the Northwest Territories (\"NT\"), a related refinery in\n Saskatchewan, and the Arctos Anthracite Metallurgical Coal Project in\n British Columbia. He has diverse knowledge in public and private equity\n financings, regulatory compliance, financial reporting, risk\n management, financial modelling, negotiation and management of legal\n agreements, and management of the Company's information technology.\n Adam also has important experience supporting the Company's joint\n ventures ...