TORONTO,
April 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Patagonia
Gold Plc (TSX: PAT, AIM: PGD) today announced the appointments
of Manuel de Prado and Glenn Featherby as Non-Executive Directors of
the Company with immediate effect.
Manuel de Prado
has gained extensive experience over more than 25 years in the
financial services sector. He was head of Chase Manhattan
S.G.I.I.C., covering Private Banking and Asset Management in
Spain and Portugal. Previously, Manuel spent more than
10 years as Managing Director at Chase Manhattan Bank, in charge of
Corporate Lending and Investment Banking, in Spain. He is currently a director of Oquendo
Corporate S.L. in Madrid, an
independent financial advisory firm specialising in mergers and
acquisitions and other corporate finance related transactions.
Manuel has a BA in Economics and Business Administration from
ICADE.
Glenn Featherby
has over 30 years' experience in corporate advisory work and has
worked extensively in the resources sector. He began his career
with KPMG in Perth and
London before establishing his own
accounting practice in Perth in
1997. Glenn is currently executive Chairman of Hawkley Oil and Gas
Limited and non-executive Chairman of Forte Energy NL, each of
which are listed on the ASX. He has previously been finance
director of AIM-listed Regal Petroleum Plc and a non-executive
director of Canadian and AIM-listed European Goldfields Limited.
Glenn is a qualified chartered accountant.
"On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to welcome
Manuel de Prado and Glenn Featherby," said Carlos Miguens, Patagonia Gold´s Chairman. "Both
Manuel and Glenn bring valuable experience to Patagonia Gold.
We look forward to working with them and together continue guiding
the future of our company."
Manuel de Prado Eluate (aged 59):
| Current Directorships |
Past Directorships (past 5 years) |
| Oquendo Corporate S.L. |
Solex I |
| Itsaxo Gane V S.L. |
Solex II |
| Dehesa del Tonanejo |
| Jondal Veintiuno SL |
Glenn
Featherby (aged 56):
| Current Directorships |
Past Directorships (past 5 years) |
| Forte Energy NL |
Hamstreet Property Plc |
| Hawkley Oil and Gas Ltd |
Outram Street Property Plc |
There is no further information to be disclosed
pursuant to Schedule Two Part (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies.
About Patagonia Gold
Patagonia Gold Plc is a mining company that
seeks to grow shareholder value through exploration, development
and production of gold and silver projects in the southern
Patagonia region of Argentina. The
Company is primarily focused on three projects: the flagship
Cap-Oeste project, the nearby COSE project and the Lomada heap
leach project, which is generating free cash flow. Patagonia Gold,
indirectly through its subsidiaries or under option agreements, has
mineral rights to over 220 properties in several provinces of
Argentina and Chile, and is one of the largest landholders
in the province of Santa Cruz.
Patagonia Gold is listed on the AIM market of
the London Stock Exchange under the symbol PGD and on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol PAT.
SOURCE Patagonia Gold plc