TORONTO, March 29 /CNW Telbec/ - VVC EXPLORATION CORPORATION ("VVC" or
the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. RenDe Dufour as a
director of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. The current Chairman, Mr. Jean-Paul Boily, will remain President
and CEO of VVC.
Mr. Dufour's appointment comes at an exciting time for VVC as it
strategically positions itself in gold development in China. Mr. Dufour, a
professional mining engineer, will bring strong expertise in exploration,
exploitation, management and project evaluation to the Board of VVC. He will
surely provide a strong and solid support to the management team of the
Company while it expand its activities in China.
Mr. Dufour began his career in mining exploration and as such carried
exploration in several mining districts of Quebec. He later became involved in
production and worked as Planning Engineer, Pit Engineer, Chief Mining
Engineer and Mining Superintendant of a 100,000 tonne per day operation.
Mr. Dufour served on the Board of Director of many mining companies such
as Noranda Inc. (1988-2002) and SOQUEM. He currently serves on the Board of
NIOCAN INC., a company that he co-founded in 1995 and was Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer until 2005 and on the Board of Mines Cancor,
a mining exploration company operating in Quebec.
Over the years, Mr. Dufour has also held the following positions or
earned the following awards:
- President of the Fondation Polytechnique (2001-2002);
- Full Professor and Director of the Mineral Engineering Department,
Ecole Polytechnique de MontrDeal;
- Assistant to the President of l'Ecole Polytechnique;
- President, Association des diplFomDes de Polytechnique;
- Meritus Prize (2001);
- Consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations, Hydro-Quebec, the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Quebec Securities
Commission and numerous mining companies;
- President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
(CIM);
- Chairman of the CIM Centennial Corporation (1994-1999), and Chairman of
the CIM Foundation (1991-1997) which he co-founded in 1972 and is
currently a trustee.
- Grand Prix of Excellence (2003) from the Quebec Order of Engineers.
"The Board is honored to welcome Mr. Dufour as Chairman of the Board of
VVC. His appointment exemplifies the Company's commitment to enhancing
shareholder value by rapidly building a profitable mid-size company in China.
His well known integrity and operating experience will be invaluable to the
strategic growth of VVC going forward and should elevate VVC' s stature and
credibility." stated Mr. Jean-Paul Boily, President & CEO of VVC.
About VVC:
VVC Exploration Corporation is a Canadian exploration company with
properties in Canada and China. Its main assets are the participation of VVC
in Joint Ventures in producing gold mines in China, and its participation in
the Beaver Brook Antimony Mine in Newfoundland, Canada. The Company's
objective is to generate significant cash flow from operations in order to
aggressively pursue other projects in China. Please visit our Website at
www.vvcexploration.com.
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or accuracy of this news release.
On Behalf of the board of Directors
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Michel J. Lafrance, Secretary-Treasurer
