FINDERS RESOURCES LIMITED (FND)
Media release 7 Jan 2009
Finders Resources Limited (Company) has appointed Robert Peter Thomson (54) as an Executive Director of the Company, effective immediately.
Rob was previously the Company$B!G(Bs General Manager, Development and still has the prime responsibility for successful completion of feasibility studies and subsequent development of the Company's Wetar copper project.
Rob holds a B.E (Mining) from the University of Queensland, an MBA from University of Wollongong, and is a Fellow of the AusIMM. He holds open cut mine managers certificates for NSW, WA and Queensland and has 30+ years of Australian and international mining experience.
His career achievements include development of seven green field projects involving resource targeting and acquisition, exploration, feasibility, environmental and social licensing and compliance, government relations and approvals, financing, construction and operations. Developments have been in coal, copper Heap Leach/SXEW, nickel sulphides, copper/gold porphyry and leachable gold. The last 11 years and four mine developments have been spent working in Asia, as:
- Project Manager Feasibility then GM Development for delivery through to commercial operations of Kingsgate's (ASX) Chatree Gold Mine in Thailand;
- Project Director for Oxiana's (ASX) Sepon Gold Mine delivery in Laos PDR;
- CEO (2003$B!>(B6) of Philippine focussed, Climax Mining Ltd (formerly ASX listed) which was merged into Oceana Gold Nl (ASX); and
$B!&(B Founding non executive Director (2004 to current date) and, until recently, CEO (2006 to 2008) of Toronto based and Vietnam focussed Asian Mineral Resources (TSX.V) with the Ban Phuc underground nickel/copper sulphide development.
Rob indirectly holds 9,428 ordinary fully paid shares in the Company.
Russell Fountain, Executive Chairman commented "We are delighted to welcome Rob to the Company$B!G(Bs Board. As an Executive Director, Rob will be able to actively participate in Board decisions. His recent experience with south east Asian project development and commissioning has already proven invaluable to the Company."
For further information please contact
Finders Resources Ltd:
Russell Fountain, Executive Chairman, 61 2 9211 8299
Chris Farmer, Managing Director, info@findersresources.com
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Doug Macdonald, +61 424 255 959, Capital Group (in Australia)
Paddy Blewer or Nick Elwes, +44 20 7457 2020, College Hill (in the UK)
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Doug Macdonald
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