ROBERT PIROOZ JOINS VENTANA BOARD
Vancouver,
B.C., June 4, 2009 �Ventana Gold Corp.
(TSX: VEN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Pirooz to the Board of
Directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Pirooz
is General Counsel for Pan American Silver, a leading silver producer with
seven operating mines in Peru, Mexico and Bolivia. Prior to joining Pan
American in 1998 Mr. Pirooz filled the role of Vice President and General
Counsel for the BCR Group of Companies. He was called to the British Columbia
bar in 1990 after earning a Juris Doctor of Law at the University of British
Columbia and studying commerce at Dalhousie.
Ventana
CEO Richard Warke said: We are extremely pleased to welcome Robert to our
Board. His extensive experience in the mining and minerals sector will enhance
our ability to advance the La Bodega project and deliver value to shareholders.
About
Ventana
Ventana is
a Vancouver-based mineral exploration and development company with rights to
4,573 hectares of exploration property in northeastern Colombia. Ventana is
currently drilling at La Bodega and expanding two newly discovered mineralized
zones, La Bodega and La Mascota. 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
Phone: 604
638 2002