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Generic Gold Announces Management Change and Grant of Options
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 14, 2020) - Generic Gold Corp. (CSE: GGC) (FSE: 1WD) ("Generic Gold" or the "Company") announces the resignation of Mr.
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[{"type":"text","content":" Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 14, 2020) - Generic Gold Corp. (CSE: GGC) (FSE: 1WD) (\"Generic Gold\" or the \"Company\") announces the resignation of Mr. Kelly Malcolm as President and Chief Executive Officer (\"CEO\") of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Malcolm will remain a director of Generic Gold. The Company would like to thank Mr. Malcolm for his valuable contribution to the Company over the years as the CEO of Generic Gold. Generic Gold is pleased to appoint Mr. Richard Patricio to the role of President and CEO of the Company, effective immediately. Richard Patricio is President and CEO of Mega Uranium Ltd. (\"Mega Uranium\"), and has served in this capacity since February 2015, having been Mega Uranium's Executive Vice President since 2005. Mega Uranium is a Toronto-based mineral resources company with a focus on uranium properties in Australia and Canada, and holds a portfolio of uranium-focused equity investments. Mr. Patricio previously served as the CEO of Pinetree Capital Ltd., a Toronto Stock Exchange (\"TSX\") listed investment company specializing in early stage resource investments. Mr. Patricio is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. He previously worked at a large Toronto-based law firm before moving in-house at a TSX-listed manufacturing company. Mr. Patricio has been involved with the founding and growth of many resource-based issuers, and presently sits on the Board of several TSX-listed issuers, including NexGen Energy Ltd. Mr. Patricio commented, \"In this exciting gold environment, Generic Gold prospects in the Yukon and now in the Abitibi, presents a platform that I quickly became excited about being a part of. I am happy to join a strong board and shareholder group and look forward to working with the team at Generic Gold.\" Generic Gold is also pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Jessica Whitton as Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Whitton practices general corporate and securities law for both public and private issuers. Ms. Whitton previously served as interim Chief Executive Officer of QcX Gold Corp. (formerly, First Mexican Gold Corp.) (\"QcX Gold\") from October 2019 to April 2020, and currently serves as Corporate Secretary of QcX Gold since October 2019. Generic Gold also announces the grant o...