30 Aug 2016 07:00
30 August 2016
Wolf Minerals Limited
("Wolf" or "the Company")
Appointment of Alternate Director
Specialty metals development company, Wolf Minerals Limited (ASX: WLF, AIM: WLFE) (Wolf or the Company) advises that Mr Michael Wolley, a non-executive Director, has appointed Mr Jacob Roorda to act as his Alternate Director at any meeting of Directors which he is not able to attend.
The appointment of Mr Roorda will continue until Mr Roorda either resigns, Mr Wolley revokes the appointment or until Mr Wolley ceases to be a Director, whichever occurs first.
Mr Wolley is Vice President of Todd Minerals and Coal in TTI (NZ) Limited which is a substantial shareholder in the Company.
Mr Roorda is a Professional Engineer with over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He is presently the Chief Executive Officer of Todd Energy Canada Limited, a private oil and gas company focusing on developing an unconventional gas resource in north eastern British Columbia, Canada. Previously Mr Roorda was the Vice Chairman of Canoe Financial Corp., the President and VP Corporate for Harvest Operations Corp., VP Corporate and Director for PrimeWest Energy, Inc., and Managing Director for Research Capital Corporation. He also founded three oil and gas companies and has acted in senior roles responsible for operational and development management, financial management and business development.
His other current major directorships include the position of Managing Director of Windward Capital Limited, a private investment company, a director of Northcliff Resources Ltd., a publicly listed mining company focused on an eastern Canadian tungsten/molybdenum mine, a director of PetroShale Inc., a publicly listed energy company focused on North Dakota Bakken oil, and a director of Epsilon Energy Inc., a publicly listed energy company focused on the Pennsylvania Marcellus natural gas.
Mr Roorda graduated from Queens University in Canada in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Calgary in 1987.
In relation to the appointment of Mr Jacob Roorda to the Board of Directors, Wolf confirms that there is nothing further to disclose in relation to his appointment under AIM Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, save as required and disclosed in this announcement:
Full name: | Jacob Roorda
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Age: | 59 years old
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Current directorships: | EPSILON ENERGY INC LEEWARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED NORTHCLIFF RESOURCES LTD PETROSHALE INC SOUTH LOUISIANA METHANOL GP LLC SOUTH LOUISIANA METHANOL LP TODD ENERGY CANADA LIMITED TSL METHANOL LLC WINDWARD CAPITAL LIMITED
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Directorships in the last 5 years: | ANGLE ENERGY INC ENERVEST DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST CANOE FINANCIAL CORPORATION ARGOSY ENERGY INC
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Details of directorships of any company which has gone into receivership, liquidations etc: | ARGOSY ENERGY INC¹
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Mr Jacob Roorda holds no Ordinary Shares in the Company.
Notes:
1. On 1 June 2013 ARGOSY ENERGY INC entered a creditor's voluntary liquidation. At the completion of the liquidation process, there was a shortfall of c. CAN$15m to creditors.
ENDS
Wolf Minerals Limited: Russell Clark | +61 8 6364 3776 |
Numis Securities: John Prior/James Black/Paul Gillam | +44(0)20 7260 1000 |
Newgate: Adam Lloyd / Ed Treadwell / Helena Bogle | +44 (0) 20 7653 9850 |
About Wolf Minerals
Wolf Minerals is a dual listed (ASX: WLF, AIM: WLFE) specialty metals producer. With global demand for tungsten rising and future global production expected to be constrained, Wolf Minerals has recently completed the development of a large tungsten resource at its Drakelands Mine, located at Hemerdon, in southwest England.