Angkor GOLD Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
ANGKOR GOLD CORP
Box 153, Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada, T0H 3C0
1.780.568.3801 • www.angkorgold.ca
ANGKOR GOLD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT
OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SEXSMITH, AB ( July 18, 2017) ANGKOR GOLD CORP. (TSXV: ANK and OTC: ANKOF)
(“Angkor” or “the Company”) CEO Mike Weeks is pleased to announce the appointment of
Grant T. Smith, CPA, CA, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective immediately.
Mr. Smith's management background extends over 20 years with diverse operations and
organizations, including Johnsen Archer and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. He is a Chartered
Accountant and has over a decade of experience in the accounting field. Mr. Smith is the senior
partner with Clearline Chartered Accountants, a firm of chartered accountants with offices in
Vancouver, North Vancouver and White Rock.
He serves as the CFO for several public co mpanies on TSX Venture Exchange with operations in
Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Mr. Smith also has extensive experience serving private companies
in various industries as well as not -for-profit organizations. He is very active in his community,
supporting both the arts and social services by serving on various Boards, until recently he was
the President of the Vancouver Chamber Choir and served as the treasurer of the MS Society for
five years. He is currently the treasurer of the Honour House Society. He holds a BFA (1984) from
York University and received his designation as a CA in 2005.
“We are very pleased to add Grant’s experience and expertise to the Angkor team,” said CEO
Mike Weeks. “As we advance our portfolio of exploration and development projects it is
important to have the ongoing assistance of exceptional professionals like Grant. I also want to
thank our outgoing Interim CFO, Terry Mereniuk, for his hard work and assistance during the
transition.”
As part of his appointment, Mr. Smith will be g ranted 300,000 incentive stock options at a price
of $0.30 in accordance with the company’s Stock Option Plan. These stock options vest over a
period of twelve months following the grant date.
The Company would also like to announce the grant of an additional 1,000,000 incentive stock
options to Directors, officers and consultants of the Company. The option grants are issued
pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan and are exercisable at an exercise price of $0.30.
The above options are for a five year term from the date of the grant and are subject to the
approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
ANGKOR GOLD CORP
Box 153, Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada, T0H 3C0
1.780.568.3801 • www.angkorgold.ca
ANGKOR Gold Corp. is a Canadian public company listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange (Symbol:
ANK) and is Cambodia’s premier mine ral explorer with a large land package and a first -mover
advantage building strong relationships with all levels of government and stakeholders. Visit our
website at: http://www.angkorgold.ca or follow us @AngkorGold for all the latest updates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
ANGKOR GOLD CORP.
Stephen Burega, VP – Corporate Development
Telephone: (647) 515-3734
Email: [email protected]
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
Certain of the statements made and information contained herein may consti tute “forward-
looking information”. In particular references to the private placement and future work programs
or expectations on the quality or results of such work programs are subject to risks associated
with operations on the property, exploration acti vity generally, equipment limitations and
availability, as well as other risks that we may not be currently aware of. Accordingly, readers
are advised not to place undue reliance on forward- looking information. Except as required
under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update
or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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