VANCOUVER, Feb. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Bear Creek Mining
Corporation ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: BCM)
announces that Mr. Paul Tweddle has
been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective
March 1, 2018. Mr. Tweddle will be
engaged on a full-time basis at the Company's offices in
Lima, Peru.
Mr. Tweddle brings extensive knowledge and experience from
various sectors of the mining and metals industry. He meaningfully
contributed to the growth of Rio Alto Mining as its VP of Finance
and Commercial from the La Arena mine construction stage through
2015, where he also played a key role in the Shahuindo mine
acquisition and financing. Prior to working in the mining sector,
Paul was the Global Macro Strategist at Dunheath Capital, a macro
hedge fund specializing in commodities with a metals focus. He has
also worked as a physical base and precious metals trader, a risk
manager at a copper semi manufacturer, and a trader of futures and
options on both precious and base metals. Most recently he served
as CFO for Oben Holding Group, a leading global flexible packaging
manufacturer with operations in six countries, US $350M in annual sales, and 1800 employees.
Mr. Tweddle holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington, with a major in
Accounting and Finance.
Tony Hawkshaw, President and CEO
of Bear Creek states, "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am
pleased to welcome Paul Tweddle to
the Company. Paul is an accomplished and experienced financial
expert and will be an integral member of our senior management team
as Corani progresses. We sincerely thank Mr. Steven Krause for the dedication and
professionalism he brought to the role of CFO since 2012, and we
look forward to Steven's ongoing support as an advisor to
management and the board."
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Anthony Hawkshaw
President and CEO
Caution Regarding Forward Looking Information
This
news release contains forward-looking statement regarding the
effective date, location and nature of employment of the Company's
incoming CFO. These forward-looking statements are based on the
terms of an employment agreement signed between the Company and Mr.
Tweddle, and are provided as of the date of this news release, or
the effective date of the documents referred to in this news
release, as applicable, and reflect predictions, expectations or
beliefs regarding future events based on the Company's beliefs at
the time the statements were made, as well as various assumptions
made by and information currently available to them. Although
management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on
information available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. By
their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent
risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist
that estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking
statements will not be achieved or that assumptions on which they
are based do not reflect future experience. We caution readers not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a
number of important factors could cause the actual outcomes to
differ materially from the expectations expressed in them. These
risk factors may be generally stated as the risk that the
assumptions and estimates expressed above do not occur, but
specifically include, without limitation, risks relating to the
date, location and basis of employment as contractually obligated
by Mr. Tweddle's employment agreement; and the additional risks
described in the Company's latest Annual Information Form, and
other disclosure documents filed by the Company on SEDAR. The
foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not
exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements,
investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing
factors and other uncertainties and potential events. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether
written or oral, that may be made from time to time by the Company
or on behalf of the Company, except as required by law.
The 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.
SOURCE Bear Creek Mining Corporation