Ovoca Gold PLC
24 May 2006
Wednesday, 24 May 2006
Ovoca management team boosted by appointment of
Simon Beardsmore as Commercial Manager
Ovoca Gold Plc (AIM: OVG; IEX: OVX) announced today the appointment of Mr Simon
Beardsmore as Commercial Manager. Simon, 55, is a graduate of the Royal School
of Mines at Imperial College, London and a UK Chartered Engineer with over 30
years experience in the operational, technical and financial aspects of mining
industry internationally. He has also undertaken post-graduate work on
geo-statistics at the University of Leeds and corporate finance at the London
Business School. After an early career in operational management and technical
consulting, Simon joined the Head Office of Consolidated Gold Fields plc where
he served in both the Technical and Mining Investment Divisions until the
company was taken over in 1989. Over the last fifteen years, Simon has worked
for a number of brokers and investment banks in the City, including T Hoare &
Co, Evolution Beeson Gregory and Numis Securities, as a mining analyst
specialising in small and mid-cap mining companies and as associate director of
the specialist mining boutique, WCS Limited.
Simon will take the position of Commercial Manager at Ovoca Gold with immediate
effect. His role will focus on assisting the Chairman and CEO as Ovoca makes the
transition from a junior explorer to a developer and producer.
Ovoca Gold Chairman Roger Turner said 'I am pleased we can further strengthen
our management with Simon's vast mining experience. His breadth of knowledge
and financial background in particular will further enhance the skills of our
existing team.'
Ovoca Gold Plc is an international exploration company with dual listing in
London (OVG.L) and Dublin (OVX.IR), exploring for precious and base metals in
Russia, Sweden and Ireland
For further information please visit www.ovocagold.com or contact:
Dr Barrie Oakes, CEO - Ovoca Gold Plc Roger Turner, Chairman - Ovoca Gold Plc
Tel: +44 (0)207 397 8151 Tel: +44 (0)207 397 8151
Email: barrie.oakes@ovocagold.com Email: roger.turner@ovocagold.com
John O'Connor, Secretary - Ovoca Gold Plc Simon Beardsmore, Commercial Manager - Ovoca Gold Plc
Tel: +353 (0) 1 491 2944 Tel: +44 (0)207 397 8151
Email john.oconnor@ovocagold.com Email: simon.beardsmore@ovocagold.com
John Frain - Davy Richard Chase- Ambrian (AIM Broker)
Tel: +353 (0)1 679 6363 +44 (0)207 776 6461
Email: john.frain@davy.ie Email: richard.chase@ambrian.com
Nick Bias / Alex Buck - Buck Bias (UK PR) Tom McCormack - Connexions PR (Irish PR)
Tel: +44 (0)7887 920 530 / +44 (0)7932 740 452 Tel: +353 (0)1 230 3015
Email: nick@buckbias.com / alex@buckbias.com Email: tom.mcc@indigo.ie
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