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Golden Peak Proposes Name Change to BlueBird Battery Metals Corp. and Appoints Peter A. Ball Chairman & CEO
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / April 4 th , 2018 - Go...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Golden Peak Proposes Name Change to BlueBird Battery Metals Corp. and Appoints Peter A. Ball Chairman & CEO(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nVancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / April 4th, 2018 - Golden Peak Minerals Inc. (TSXV: GP) (the \"Company\" or \"Golden Peak\") announces that the Board of Directors have approved a change of corporate name to BlueBird Battery Metals Corp. (\"BlueBird\"), and is also pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter A. Ball, a current director of the Company, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company would like to thank Mr. Hanson for his contribution during his time as CEO and is pleased that he will remain as a director and as a key member of the Company's technical team.\n\n \n \nIn connection with the proposed name change to BlueBird Battery Metals Corp., the Company has reserved the new trading symbol \"BATT\" for its common shares listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the \"TSXV\"). The name change remains subject to the acceptance of the TSXV. \n\n \n \n\"I am pleased to see Peter join the Company as our Chairman and CEO,\" commented Alf Stewart, President of Golden Peak. \"Peter's 25 years in the mining industry, which includes an extensive career in the capital markets and previous senior level executive roles with multiple resource companies, will be key to assisting the Company as we aggressively focus within the battery metals sector.\" \n\n \n \nMr. Ball is a mining professional with over 25 years of experience in mining engineering, corporate finance, business development and marketing, and most recently held the position of President and CEO of Redstar Gold Corp. Mr. Ball began his career in the late 1980s, working as a mining engineer and subsequently in various management and senior executive roles for numerous companies, including Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, Echo Bay Mines Ltd., Eldorado Gold Corp., Adriana Resources Inc., Argentex Mining Corp., Century Mining Corp., and Columbus Gold Corp. He currently serves as Vice President Operations for Bonterra Resources Inc. and is a director of several publicly listed companies. Mr. Ball is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines and Georgian Business College.\n\n \n \n\"I am excited to join the executive team of the Company. As our proposed new name reflects, we intend to become a minerals company...