AFYG - Affinity Gold Corp. Announces CEO Appointment On Thursday February 11, 2010, 8:45 am EST
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affinity Gold Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: AFYG) ("Affinity" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of mining executive Paul Antoniazzi as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Antoniazzi has been a Board member of Affinity Gold since January of 2009.
Mr. Antoniazzi brings with him over 25 years of extensive experience and a successful track record in senior management positions within international mining organizations. As a former senior project manager of North America for Lac Minerals Inc., (now Barrick Gold Corp.) (1983-1994), he was responsible for the engineering, construction, procurement, and commissioning of $473 million of projects at 8 different sites. As Vice president of Golder Paste Technologies (1994-2002) he built plants in Australia, Brazil, Turkey, Canada and USA valuing over $120 million. Since 2002, he has worked as an independent contractor specializing in environmental and mining projects. He currently sits on the board of three Canadian listed mining companies, Opawica Explorations Inc. (TSX: OPW), International Kirkland Minerals Inc., (IKI-TSXV), and RT Minerals Corp. (C.RTM: CNQ).
Mr. Antonio Rotundo, President, CFO and Director of the Company, stated, "The Board and I very much look forward to working with Mr. Antoniazzi in his new capacity and believes he brings significant mining experience to the Company particularly in the areas of project development and operations. Mr. Antoniazzi will work closely with the board and I to develop, evaluate and implement both operational and strategic initiatives of the Company."
Immediately prior to the appointment of Mr. Antoniazzi as CEO, Mr. Antonio Rotundo stepped down as CEO but remains as the President, CFO and a Director of the Board for Affinity Gold.
Mr. Antoniazzi said, "After spending the better part of the last year as an active board member of Affinity Gold and understanding the true potential of our find, it is extremely exciting to be in a position to lead our Company to the next level."
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