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Golden Peak Appoints Terry Topping as Director and Receives Approval of Name Change to BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. and Symbol Change to BATT
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / April 16, 2018 - Golden Peak...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Golden Peak Appoints Terry Topping as Director and Receives Approval of Name Change to BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. and Symbol Change to BATT(via TheNewswire)\n\n \nVancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / April 16, 2018 - Golden Peak Minerals (TSXV: GP; US:GPKMF) (the \"Company\" or \"Golden Peak\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Terry Topping as a director effective April 17, 2018. Mr. Topping will replace Mr. Dominic Verdejo on the Board. Golden Peak wishes to thank Mr. Verdejo for his contribution to the Company since 2015. \n\n \n \nIn addition, the TSX Venture Exchange (the \"TSXV\") has approved both the Company's name change to BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. (\"BlueBird\") and symbol change to \"BATT\" for its common shares listed on the TSXV, both effective on April 17, 2018. Trading will commence on the TSXV under the new symbol \"BATT\" on April 17, 2018. Until the symbol is changed in the United States, the Company's shares will continue to trade under the symbol \"GPKMF\".\n\n \n \n\"First of all, I am excited and pleased to welcome Mr. Topping as a director and the newest member of the focused team of BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. The ability to attract a mining professional of Terry's stature and with his extensive background, validates our new vision,\" stated Peter A. Ball, Chairman and CEO of Golden Peak. \"I look forward to working closely with Terry as we move quickly to advance BlueBird's mineral portfolio, which includes the Canegrass Ni-Co-Cu Project in Western Australia. Terry brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the Australian metals industries, which will be crucial to our overall corporate strategy.\"\n\n \n \nMr. Topping, currently Executive Chairman of Kairos Minerals Inc. (ASX: KAI), has more than 25 years of experience in mineral exploration and development worldwide and has played a key role in the incubation, listing and development of numerous ASX-listed resource companies over the past two decades. His previous management roles have included Executive Director of ASX-listed nickel, copper and gold explorer Rumble Resources (ASX: RTR); Managing Director of ASX-listed uranium explorer Cauldron Energy (ASX: CXU); and Executive Director of ASX-listed gold explorer Taipan Resources (later Intrepid Mines), which discovered the high-grade Paulsen's Gold Deposit now being mined...