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NexGen Energy Appoints Sybil Veenman and Karri Howlett to Board of Directors
NexGen Energy Appoints Sybil Veenman and Karri Howlett to Board of Directors Canad...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNexGen Energy Appoints Sybil Veenman and Karri Howlett to Board of Directors\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 27, 2018\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Aug. 27, 2018 /CNW/ - NexGen Energy Ltd. (\"NexGen\" or the \"Company\") (TSX:NXE, NYSE MKT:NXE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Sybil Veenman and Ms Karri Howlett to the Company's Board of Directors.\n\n\n \n \n\n \nLeigh Curyer, Chief Executive Officer, commented: \"On behalf of the Executive and Board of NexGen we are very pleased to welcome Ms Veenman and Ms Howlett.  Both bring outstanding attributes and successful Board level experience in multi-billion dollar corporations in the mining and energy sectors across the disciplines of legal, transactional and occupational health and safety. We look forward to their contributions in the exciting development of NexGen as the Company continues to deliver a truly unique economic, environmental and socially responsible opportunity to fruition.\" \n\nSybil Veenman\n\nMs Veenman brings over 20 years of mining industry experience both as a public company director and as a senior executive. She currently serves as a Director at Nasdaq-listed Royal Gold Inc., NYSE-listed IAMGOLD Corporation and TSXV-listed Noront Resources Ltd. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre in Toronto, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing child and youth services and support. Previously, she was Senior Vice-President and General Counsel and a member of the executive leadership team at Barrick Gold Corporation. In that capacity, she was responsible for overall management of legal affairs, extensively engaged in that company's significant M&A and financing transactions and involved in a wide range of operational, regulatory, political and social aspects of the mining business.\n\nShe holds a Law degree from of the University of Toronto and has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education Program and obtained the ICD.D designation from the...