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Royal Road Minerals Announces Appointment of Liz Wall to the Position of Chair and Resignation of Peter Mullens
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 18, 2021) - Royal Road Minerals Limited (TSXV:RYR) (" ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Royal Road Minerals Announces Appointment of Liz Wall to the Position of Chair and Resignation of Peter MullensToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 18, 2021) - Royal Road Minerals Limited (TSXV:RYR) (\"Royal Road\" or the \"Company\") announces that due to professional commitments, Peter Mullens has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Directors and resigned from the Company and that Liz Wall has moved from the position of Executive Director Sustainability to that of Non-Executive Chair.\"I was a co-founder of Royal Road and feel proud to have assisted the Company as it seized some compelling opportunities, navigated some significant challenges and flourished into the promising, well-regarded and dynamic organization it now is.\" Said Peter Mullens, \"I would like to thank Tim and his entire team, our shareholders and our financial services teams for their confidence, perseverance and dedication. I now have some significant professional commitments in the Australian time zone and so, it is with regret that I must tender my resignation. I am confident that Liz will more than fulfil the requirements of the role and I look forward to sharing in the company's success as it advances its exciting projects in Colombia and Nicaragua.\"Liz Wall joined the Company as a Non-Executive Director in May of 2019 and took on the role of Executive Director - Sustainability in August 2020. Liz has more than twenty years of global experience assessing and addressing social and environmental risks and impacts associated with extractive sector investments in developing countries. Liz has a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining, a Masters of Science and a Masters of Philosophy (Oxford). Originally trained as a mining engineer, a Rhodes Scholarship allowed Liz to pursue further studies in poverty reduction and environmental management. She has worked in more than forty countries, commencing her career with Rio Tinto in both project and corporate roles, focusing on health, environment and community aspects, before moving to the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) as a social development and environmental specialist. Liz has established a successful consulting business (Shared Resources Pty Ltd), has held several board-appointed roles and is regularly in the position of advising major mining companies on significant investment decisio...