Symbol: AZM.TSX Venture
LONGUEUIL, QC, April 16, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Azimut
Exploration Inc. ("Azimut" or the "Company")
(TSXV: AZM) is very pleased to announce the appointment of
Mr. Michel Brunet as a director of
the Company. Mr. Brunet is currently Senior Counsel for Dentons
Canada LLP. His broad corporate experience will be an asset in
Azimut's growth strategy.
Mr. Brunet practices corporate and commercial law from Dentons'
Montreal office. He has advised
many public, state-owned and private corporations in various
sectors, including institutional fund management, energy,
manufacturing, commercial, financial services and brokerage.
Among his many notable accomplishments, Mr. Brunet has developed
special expertise in regulatory compliance, advising corporate
executives and directors, take-over bids, underwritings, private
placements, debt financings, syndications, joint ventures and
shareholder agreements.
Mr. Brunet was the CEO of Fraser Milner
Casgrain (FMC), one of Dentons' three founding firms from
2006 to 2010, and Chair of Dentons Canada LLP, a function he held
from 2005 to 2017. He has been recommended by The Canadian
Legal Lexpert Directory (2016, 2017) as one of Canada's leading lawyers in the area of
Corporate Commercial Law, recognized by Best Lawyers in
Canada as one of Canada's leading lawyers in the area of
Corporate Law (2013-2018), and listed by Acritas as an
Acritas Star™ Lawyer (2017, 2018). Mr. Brunet is recipient
of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Mr. Brunet is also known for his strong community involvement,
including Director of the Fondation universitaire Pierre Arbour (2016), Member of the Board of
Directors of the Canadian Red Cross (2013-2015), Council member of
the Fondation québécoise du cancer (2005-2012) and Chairman
of the Executive Committee, fundraising campaign of the
Canadian Red Cross, Quebec Division (1999-2000).
Azimut has granted a total of 75,000 stock options to Mr. Brunet
with an exercise price of $0.40
exercisable over a 10-year period.
Other Azimut board members are Mrs. Angelina Mehta, Dr. Jean-Marc Lulin, Mr. Jean-Charles Potvin, Mr. Louis P. Salley
and Dr. Jacques Simoneau.
Azimut is a mineral exploration company whose core business is
centred on target generation and partnership development. Targeting
is performed using a pioneering proprietary approach to Big Data
analytics, enhanced by extensive exploration know-how. The Company
maintains rigorous financial discipline. It has 48.5 million
shares outstanding. Azimut holds a strategic position for gold and
base metals in Quebec, including
one of the largest exploration portfolios in the James Bay region.
SOURCE Azimut Exploration Inc.