November 13, 2006 Blue Pearl Appoints Kevin Loughrey as a Director TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Nov. 13, 2006) - Blue Pearl Mining Ltd. (TSX:BLE) (TSX:BLE.WT) (TSX:BLE.WT.A) (FRANKFURT:A6R) announces the appointment of Kevin Loughrey to its Board of Directors. Mr. Loughrey, President of Blue Pearl's subsidiary Thompson Creek Metals Company (TCMC), joins the Board after nine years with TCMC. Mr. Loughrey was instrumental in the successful negotiation of the sale of TCMC for US$575 million to Blue Pearl Mining.
"We are very pleased to welcome Kevin to the Board. His wealth of experience and unique skill set adds continuity to Blue Pearl as we proceed to grow the company," says Ian McDonald, Chairman, President and CEO, Blue Pearl.
As the President of Thompson Creek Metals, Mr. Loughrey has been responsible for the operations of TCMC, which included the Thompson Creek Mine and concentrator in Idaho, the Metallurgical Facility in Langeloth, Pennsylvania and the 75% stake in the Endako Mine, concentrator and roaster in B.C. Mr. Loughrey, a lawyer by training, also supervised the marketing, legal, environmental, human resources and property affairs of the company.
Prior to Mr. Loughrey's role as President for TCMC, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for both TCMC (1997 to 2005) and First Dynasty Mines Ltd. (1994 to 1996) overseeing the legal affairs for both companies.
Mr. Loughrey honed his negotiating skills at Cyprus Minerals Company, a diversified minerals company, where he worked for 13 years. From 1987 to 1993 he was Senior Vice-President and General Counsel where he not only managed the legal affairs of this multi-national mining company with operations around the world and a staff of up to 15 lawyers, he also managed several acquisitions. Mr. Loughrey was one of the principal negotiators of the merger between Cyprus Minerals the surviving company, and Amax Mining Company.
Klingt so, als würd das Sinn machen, sich den Ex-Director von Thompson Creek mit ins Team zu holen. Längerfristig bringt das bestimmt Pluspunkte (Von wegen auskennen im Moly Geschäft, etc.) Quelle: NewsMailverteiler von BluePearl |