Galiano Gold Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Galiano Gold Appoints Chief Operating Officer
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Aug. 17, 2020
/CNW/ -
Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or the "Company")
(TSX:
GAU) (NYSE American: GAU)
(formerly Asanko Gold Inc.)
is pleased to announce that Mr.
Matt
Badylak
has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective
immediately. He will be based in the Company's head office in
Vancouver
.
"We are very excited to have Matt join the team at Galiano Gold as the head of operations for the
Company," said
Greg McCunn
, CEO. "With Matt's experience in challenging the status quo and desire
to drive operational efficiencies, he will be instrumental in leading the optimization of the Asanko Gold
Mine."
Mr. Badylak is a seasoned mining professional with 20 years of operations experience including a
number of senior management roles with Eldorado Gold. In his most recent role as General Manager
Kisladag Mine, Mr. Badylak was responsible for multiple cost saving initiatives and optimization of the
heap leaching operations, allowing the company to avoid construction of a capital-intensive milling facility
and extend the operation of the heap leach. Prior to his role at Kisladag, Matt held various corporate
and operations management roles in Eldorado Gold, including Managing Director of China Operations
and prior to that, General Manager of the Tanjianshan Gold Mine located on the Tibetan Plateau in
China's
Qinghai Province
. Prior to Eldorado Gold, he worked in various technical roles across
Australia
and Asia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Extractive Metallurgy & Chemistry from Murdoch University
in
Perth
and is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
About Galiano Gold Inc.
Galiano is focused on creating
a sustainable business capable of long-term value creation for its
stakeholders through organic production growth, exploration and disciplined deployment of its financial
resources. The company currently operates and manages the Asanko Gold Mine, located in
Ghana
,
West Africa
which is jointly owned with Gold Fields Ltd. The Company is strongly committed to the
highest standards for environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its
employees and neighbouring communities. For more information, please visit
www.galianogold.com
.
Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of
Canada
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release
.
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For further information:
Enquiries: Lynette Gould, SVP Investor Relations, Toll-Free (N. America): 1-
855-246-7341, Telephone: 1-778-729-0608, Email: [email protected]
CO: Galiano Gold Inc.
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