VENTANA APPOINTS STEPHEN ORR AS
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Vancouver, B.C., July 22, 2009 �Ventana Gold Corp. (TSX: VEN) (Ventana or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of
Stephen Orr to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective
September 1, 2009.
Mr. Orr has 30 years of experience in the gold mining
industry including international commercial experience at both executive and
operational levels. Most recently, Mr. Orr was Chief Executive Officer of
OceanaGold Limited, a position he held for four years. Prior to that time Mr.
Orr was Vice President of North American Operations, then Managing Director of
Australia and Africa for Barrick Gold Corporation. Before joining Barrick he
spent 20 years with Homestake Mining Company in a number of increasingly senior
positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer for Homestake Canada
Inc.
Ventana Chairman Richard Warke said: Stephen brings a
wealth of experience to Ventana and his leadership skills will be an asset to
the Company as we move the La Bodega project through advanced exploration and
into mine development. His vision and expertise are aligned with the Board�s
objective to build Ventana into a leading precious metals company, and his
appointment will lead Ventana through this next stage of growth.
Mr. Orr holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining
Engineering from the University of Arizona and a Masters in Business
Administration from St. Mary�s College in California. He will be relocating
from Melbourne to Vancouver.
About Ventana
Ventana is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration and
development company with mineral rights to 4,573 hectares of exploration
property in northeastern Colombia. Ventana is currently drilling at the La
Bodega property with a focus on expanding the high-grade La Mascota zone. The
Company�s shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol VEN.
Forward-looking Statements
The statements that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to vary materially from targeted results. Such
risks and uncertainties include those described from time to time in Ventana�s
latest quarterly report and management discussion and analysis. Ventana assumes
no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For additional information please visit http://www.ventanagold.com/or contact:
Meghan Brown, Investor Relations Manager
tel (604) 638 2002
email mbrown@ventanagold.com