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Canadian Zinc announces new nominees to Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, May 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN; OTCQB: CZICF) ("the Company" or "Canadian Zinc") is pleased to announce four new nominees f
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, May 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN; OTCQB: CZICF) (\"the Company\" or \"Canadian Zinc\") is pleased to announce four new nominees for election as directors at its forthcoming Annual Meeting to be held on June 21, 2016. The new nominees for election to the Board are: Jean-Charles Potvin, Malcolm Swallow, Ian Ward and John Warwick. \"We are very pleased that these highly regarded individuals have agreed to join the Board of Canadian Zinc\" said John Kearney, Chairman and CEO. \"All four nominees are respected business and community leaders and are well known within the Canadian mining industry. Their collective experiences will greatly enhance the Board's technical, financial and governance capabilities.\" The new nominations are intended to expand and strengthen the Board as the Company moves forward with the financing and development of its Prairie Creek Mine project and to fill the vacancies arising from the retirement as directors of John MacPherson, during the past year, and Brian Atkins who has indicated his wish to retire and is not standing for re-election at the AGM. \"The Board of Directors acknowledges and appreciates the guidance and contribution of Brian Atkins and John MacPherson as directors of the Company and extends its best wishes on their retirement from Canadian Zinc\", added John Kearney. Brief details on the four new nominees are provided below. Jean-Charles Potvin Hons. B.Sc (Geology), MBA Mr. Potvin is Executive Chairman of Murchison Minerals, a public company advancing the exploration and development of the Brabant zinc/copper VMS deposit in Saskatchewan. Mr. Potvin was a director and Vice-President of Burns Fry Limited (now BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.) from February 1981 until January 1994 where he evaluated worldwide mining investment opportunities and was a top-ranked gold mining analyst for many years. JC took Pangea Goldfields public in the capacity of President and Chief Executive Officer in early 1994 and was a \"first mover\" into Tanzania discovering four major gold deposits before being acquired by Barrick Gold Corporation for $204 million in 2000. From 1989 Mr. Potvin was the President of Tiomin Resources which acquired and completed a feasibility study on the Cerro Colorado copper deposit in Panama and discovered the Kwale mineral sands titanium deposit in ...