Five STAR Diamonds Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer
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FIVE STAR DIAMONDS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Five Star Diamonds Limited (TSXV: STAR) (the “Company” or “Five Star Diamonds”) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jeremy South as Chief Financial Officer
with immediate effect.
Mr. South is currently Managing Partner of a Canadian-based private equity group. He
has over 30 years of experience in M&A, capital markets and private equity in Europe,
North America and Australia, including senior positions in investment banking at
Deutsche Bank, NatWest Markets and Deloitte.
For 10 years ending December 2016, Mr. South was Global Leader, Mining M&A
Advisory at Deloitte. Based in Beijing for four years, he advised leading Asian trading
houses and financial investors on mining M&A, financing and strategy, and he counted
some of Asia’s largest companies as clients.
Mr. South is a Chartered Accountant and he holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from
Monash University (Australia).
Matthew Wood, Chairman of Five Star Diamonds said, “I am very pleased that Jeremy
will be joining Five Star Diamonds as our Chief Financial Officer. Jeremy has the skills in
mining financing and M&A that we are looking for as we rapidly advance our diamond
projects in Brazil. Our stakeholders are global and his deep networks across the mining
world will greatly assist our development. We are confident he will be a strong addition
to our executive team. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Carmelo
Marrelli for his contributions as interim CFO.”
ABOUT FIVE STAR DIAMONDS
Five Star Diamonds is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol
STAR. The Company controls a dominant and highly enviable position in the Brazilian
kimberlite diamond sector owning 23 diamond kimberlite projects comprising an
aggregate of 49 exploration licences and applications across 130,237 hectares.
Five Star Diamonds is focused on acquiring and developing advanced staged diamond
projects in Brazil. Since it was established, it has pursued an accelerated growth
strategy and aims to be one of the first producers of diamonds from kimberlite deposits
in Brazil. The Company is focused on the development of sustainable kimberlite pipes
and is not involved in alluvial diamond mining with its associated environmental issues.
The Company works closely with local, state and federal authorities in Brazil to foster
an open, transparent and legal diamond industry in Brazil.
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The Company is running active programmes across its 100% owned Catalao, Maravilha,
Jaibaras, Riachao, Caiapo, and Verissimo Diamond Projects. It is expected that the
company will be able to provide further updates over the coming months and we look
forward to keeping shareholders informed of our progress as we move towards
building a truly unique Brazilian Diamond Company.
On behalf of the Board
Five Star Diamonds Limited
Matthew Wood
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking statements
Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that
such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The
Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future
results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a
result of various factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Such factors include, among other things:
variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, significant downward
variations in the market price of any minerals produced, the Company’s inability to obtain any necessary permits,
consents or authorizations required for its activities, to produce minerals from its properties successfully or
profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business
strategies. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates,
beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as required
under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward -
looking information.
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.
For further information, please contact:
Five Star Diamonds Limited
Joe Burke, GM Marketing
Rajan “Raj” Rai
+1 778 835 9200
John Vincic, Principal
Vincic Advisors
+1 647 402 6375
www.vincicadvisors.com