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Roscan Gold Strengthens Team with Appointment of Sir Samuel E. Jonah and Mr. Michael Gentile, CFA to Board of Directors
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 13, 2020) - Roscan Gold Corporation (TSXV: ROS)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Roscan Gold Strengthens Team with Appointment of Sir Samuel E. Jonah and Mr. Michael Gentile, CFA to Board of DirectorsToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 13, 2020) - Roscan Gold Corporation (TSXV: ROS) (FSE:2OJ) (\"Roscan\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the Appointment of Sir Samuel Jonah as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Michael Gentile, CFA will transition to a Board Member from current Strategic Advisor role (12th December, 2019). Further, Roscan announces the acceptance of the resignation of the Board Members, Mr. Don Whalen and Mr. David Mosher, effective immediately. Mr. Sangmuah, CEO of the Company commented: \"I would like to thank both Mr. Don Whalen and Mr. David Mosher for their time and advice over the years as Roscan advanced our project in Mali. Their help has been invaluable in setting the stage for the next phase of growth for Roscan. It is anticipated that this new appointment of Sir Samuel Jonah with his experience and expertise in the mining sector globally, especially in West Africa, will be a tremendous asset to the company. In a similar role, Sir Samuel Jonah was able to transform Equinox Minerals from a $63M market capitalization company to a $7.4B company before selling to Barrick. In addition he had a similar role in transitioning Moto Gold from a $50M market capitalization company to a $546M company before selling to Rangold. I am honoured and privileged to have him join the Roscan board and foresee a similar path of value creation under his guidance. In addition, I am very pleased to advise that Mr. Michael Gentile has agreed to transition into a more significant role with Roscan as a Board Member to the Corporation.\"\"Roscan's future is bright and exciting,\" said Sir Samuel Jonah. \"The Company's exploration program is off to a great start, and has a great team to take the Company to a new level. With positive drill results and news flow this promises to be a very exciting year for Roscan shareholders.\"Appointment of Sir Samuel Jonah to Non-Executive Chairman Sir Samuel Jonah earned an Associateship in Mining Engineering at the Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall, England, and subsequently a M.Sc in Mine Management at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. Jonah's has an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree awarded jointly by the Camborne Sch...