Discovery Metals Announces Appointment of New CFO and Change IN Fiscal Year-End
DISCOVERY METALS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CFO AND
CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR-END
December 18, 2017, Toronto, Ontario – Discovery Metals Corp. (TSX-V: DSV) ("Discovery"
or “the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Andreas L’Abbé as the new Chief
Financial Officer effective immediately. Mr. L’Abbé is a Chartered Professional Accountant
(Chartered Accountant) and brings over 10 years of financial and accounting experience in the
mining sector. He has held key finance and strategy positions with a number of producing mining
companies, most recently as Director of Finance at Tahoe Resources Inc. During his career Mr.
L’Abbé also held the positions of VP Finance at Timmins Gold Corp. (now Alio Gold Inc.), and
Financial Reporting Analyst for Goldcorp Inc. Prior to these roles, Mr. L’Abbé worked with Grant
Thornton LLP in their Assurance and Business Advisory group.
Mr. Orest Zajcew has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, but will remain as
Corporate Secretary.
Taj Singh, Discovery Metals’ President and CEO stated: “We are excited to have Andreas joining
the management team. He has spent much of his career working for operating mining companies
and has spent substantial time at mining sites in Mexico and South America. He has extensive
experience with financial reporting and controls, and he will be a tremendous asset as we ramp
up our exploration and development activities in Mexico. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I
would like to thank Orest for his diligent work over the past several months in helping put together
the Discovery Metals team and building the infrastructure and foundation of the new company.”
The Company also announces a change in fiscal year-end from August 31 to December 31,
effective immediately. For details regarding the length and ending dates of the financial reporting
periods, including the comparative periods, for the interim and annual financial statements to be
filed for the Company's transition year and its new financial year, reference should be made to
the Notice of Change of Fiscal Year End filed by the Company on SEDAR pursuant to National
Instrument 51-102.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of:
DISCOVERY METALS CORP.
For further information contact:
Taj Singh, P.Eng, CPA
President & CEO
Phone: 416-613-9410
Email: [email protected]
Susie Bell
Investor Relations Manager
Phone: 604-683-7790
Email: [email protected]
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