Outcrop Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Outcrop Announces Appointment of Chief
Financial Officer
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Aug. 16, 2021
/CNW/ -
Outcrop Silver & Gold Corporation
(TSXV: OCG)
(OTCQX: OCGSF) (DE: MRG1) ("
Outcrop
") is pleased to announce the appointment of
Lisa
Peterson
to the position of Chief Financial Officer succeeding current CFO
Alex Tong
. Outcrop's
board of directors would like to thank Mr. Tong for his contributions in the role.
Ms. Peterson brings over 13 years' experience within the mining, renewable energy, infrastructure,
and professional services industries. Most recently, she served as Vice-President of Corporate
Reporting & Global Accounting at SkyPower Global, a large-scale, international, renewable energy
developer, and provider. Prior to joining SkyPower Global, Ms. Peterson spent 3 years at Barrick
Gold Corporation as Chief of Staff Capital Projects and Chief of Staff of the Frontera District in
Argentina
within their technical services, project development, and life of mine planning group. In
these roles, she helped advance large-scale projects, liaised with stakeholders and joint venture
partners, and performed value assurance reviews on the companies' operating and expansion
assets. Prior to joining Barrick, Ms. Peterson spent 5 years working at KGHM leading their
international Corporate Reporting group.
Ms. Peterson started her career in finance and accounting at KPMG. She is a Chartered Accountant
and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from
Simon Fraser University
.
"I am pleased to announce another great addition to the Outcrop leadership team with the
appointment of Ms. Peterson," comments
Joseph Hebert
, Chief Executive Officer. "Lisa's expertise
and diverse experience will be an enormous asset to Outcrop. Coupled with the appointment of Dr.
Jesus Velador
as Vice President Exploration last week, we are building a world class management
team to steadily advance our Santa Ana project and support the continued growth of our company."
In connection with the appointment Outcrop has granted Ms. Peterson 500,000 incentive stock
options exercisable at a price of
$0.24
expiring on
August 5, 2026
.
About Outcrop
Outcrop is fully financed and rapidly advancing exploration on five silver and gold exploration projects
with world-class discovery potential in Colombia. Outcrop is currently drilling the Santa Ana historic
high-grade silver district. These assets are being advanced by a highly disciplined and seasoned
professional team with decades of experience in Colombia.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joseph P Hebert, Chief Executive Officer
Mars Investor Relations
+1 775 340 0450
+1 647 557 6651
www.outcropsilverandgold.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in
the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release. Certain information contained herein constitutes "forward-looking information" under
Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as "potential", "we believe", or variations of such words and
phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "will" occur. Forward-looking
statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such
statements are made and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Outcrop
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or
forward-looking information, including: the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, capital
expenditures and other costs, financing and additional capital requirements, completion of due
diligence, general economic, market and business conditions, new legislation, uncertainties
resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, political uncertainties, and the state of the
securities markets generally. Although management of Outcrop have attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance
on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Outcrop will not update any
forward-looking statements or forward-looking information that are incorporated by reference
herein, except as required by applicable securities laws.
SOURCE
Outcrop Silver & Gold Corporation
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For further information:
Joseph P Hebert, Chief Executive Officer, +1 775 340 0450,
[email protected]; Mars Investor Relations, +1 647 557 6651,
[email protected]; www.outcropsilverandgold.com
CO: Outcrop Silver & Gold Corporation
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