On behalf of the board, Mr. Ahmed Said commented:
"The guidance and leadership provided by Gen. Garner over the course of this Kurdistan project has been exceptional, and we wish him the best with their future endeavors. At the same time, we would like to welcome Mr. Birchall as a new member of the board."
Robin Birchall has over fourteen years of experience as a resource Corporate Financier, most recently with BMO Capital Markets where he completed a variety of high profile transactions for resource companies. Prior to BMO, Mr. Birchall was V.P. Corporate Finance at Canaccord Adams Ltd. and also at Brown Shipley & Co. Mr. Birchall earned an MBA from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, an Msc in European and International Politics from Edinburgh University in Scotland, a Première Degré en Langues Literature et Civilisation, from Stendahl Université in France and his BA from Queens University in Canada.
Vast also announces the appointment of Mr. Sam Yik as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. The appointment of Mr. Yik follows the resignation of Ms. Deborah Battiston as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Company would like to thank Ms. Battiston for her service as Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Yik is a chartered accountant with over 20 years of diversified business experience in areas of accounting, finance, corporate development, marketing, and logistics, with focus primarily in the resource sector. Mr. Yik graduated from the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Mr. Yik obtained his CA designation while articling with the Vancouver office of KPMG and is also a member of the CICA's (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant) Small Business Advisory Group.
Mr. Yik has been directly involved in the mining industry for a number of years and has held senior financial, commercial, and operational positions with exploration and commercial production stage companies publically listed in Canada and the United States. Mr. Yik also spent 11 years with a large public petro-chemical company, where his roles served increasing responsibilities in reporting, marketing, logistics, and commercial management in an international setting.
(Source: Vast Exploration)
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