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Orezone Gold Enhances Management Team; Appoints Rob Henderson as Vice President, Technical Services and Kevin MacKenzie as Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (the “Company” or “Orezone”) is pleased to anno
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (the “Company” or “Orezone”) is pleased to announce the appointments of Rob Henderson as Vice President, Technical Services and Kevin MacKenzie as Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations. Patrick Downey, President and CEO stated, “I am extremely pleased that Rob and Kevin have joined our team. Both are well-regarded industry professionals with significant worldwide experience in management, operations, exploration, capital markets and M&A. Rob is a proven mining executive with extensive global operations and development experience including West Africa as VP Technical Services for Kinross Gold. Rob will lead Orezone’s technical teams, ensuring ongoing operational excellence, and provide technical and management leadership as we advance Bomboré through the planned major sulphide expansion. Kevin has a strong technical and capital markets background most recently as a leading precious metals analyst for Canaccord Genuity with global experience in asset evaluation. His skillsets and experience will be invaluable as we expand our growth strategy in the region and look to grow our business into a multi-asset, multi-jurisdictional high quality mid-tier gold producer.” Mr. Henderson is a global mining industry leader with international experience in operating, building and acquiring mineral properties. He has worked in the industry for 35 years for Great Panther Mining, Amerigo Resources, Kinross Gold, DeBeers and Rand Mines and provided engineering services to international mining clients while with SNC Lavalin and Hatch. Mr. Henderson is a professional engineer with an MBA and BSc. Chem. Eng. from the University of Cape Town. Mr. MacKenzie has over 15 years of capital markets and industry experience. Prior to joining Orezone, Mr. MacKenzie held the position of Managing Director, Metals & Mining Equity Analyst at Canaccord Genuity. His industry experience spans all project levels, from early-stage exploration through to operations. This included positions as Project Geologist, Development Mine Manager, and Construction Technical Advisor with Imperial Metals at the Red Chris mine. Mr. MacKenzie holds a degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Hon.) from the University of British Columbia, a...