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WGI Heavy Minerals announces management team changes
WGI Heavy Minerals announces management team changes.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nCOEUR D'ALENE, ID, May 17 /CNW/ - WGI Heavy Minerals, Inc. (TSX: WG)\ntoday announced the resignation of its CFO and Corporate Secretary, June\nPerez.\nEffective May 16, 2006, June Perez tendered her resignation citing\npersonal reasons. The Company has asked Greg Emerson to fill the role as\nActing CFO until such time as a suitable replacement can be found. Mr. Emerson\nserved as CFO for the Company from 1995 to 2005 and is well positioned to\nreassume this role. The Company has commenced a new executive search to fill\nthe role of CFO. In addition, Ed Kok will fill the role of secretary for the\nCompany.\n\"WGI is very appreciative of June's contributions and we wish her well,\"\nsaid Covell Brown, Chairman and CEO.\nWGI Heavy Minerals, Inc. is a fully integrated miner, producer, and\nmarketer of industrial-grade minerals and replacement parts for ultra-high\nwaterjet cutting systems. The Company's operations include mining and\nprocessing facilities in Idaho, U.S. (Emerald Creek Garnet), Tamil Nadu, India\n(Bengal Bay Garnet) and Ermsleben, Germany and a manufacturing facility in\nWashington, U.S. (International Waterjet Parts).\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the\nbusiness, operations, and financial performance and condition of WGI Heavy\nMinerals, Incorporated. A number of the matters discussed and statements made\nin the press release contain forward-looking statements reflecting current\nexpectations regarding future assets. When used in this press release, the\nwords \"believe\", \"anticipate\", \"intend\", \"estimate\", \"expect\", \"project\", and\nsimilar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements,\nalthough not all forward-looking statements contain such words. These forward-\nlooking statements are based on current expectations and are naturally subject\nto risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances beyond management's\ncontrol that may cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may\ncause such differences include but are not limited to: exploration and\ndevelopment risks; risks related to permits and title to property; risks\nrelated to foreign countries and regulatory requirements; operating hazards;\nforeign currency fluctuations; competition; fluctuations in...