TORONTO, Ontario (March 15, 2007) - Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (CGDF.OB) ("CGL" or the "Company") today announced the appointment of four new directors and the resignation of an existing director. The appointments fill vacancies on the Board and bring a wealth of mining and business experience to CGL.
Joining the Board are Messrs. Edward Flood, Terry Lyons, Jonathan Berg and James Verraster III.
Edward Flood has recently accepted the position of Managing Director, Investment Banking, Haywood Securities, UK, Limited. He was the founding President and has been a member of the board of directors of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. since the company was formed in 1994. His 35-plus years of experience in the international mining field has helped guide Ivanhoe's growth and the establishment of the company as a significant presence in Asia's mineral exploration and mining sectors. Before joining Ivanhoe, Mr. Flood was a principal at Robertson Stephens & Co., an investment bank in San Francisco, USA. He was a member of Robertson Stephens' investment team for the Contrarian Fund, a public mutual fund concentrated on natural resources development projects around the world. He holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Geology
Mr. Terry Lyons is the non-executive Chairman of Northgate Minerals Corporation and a director and officer of several public corporations including Canaccord Capital Inc. (Chairman, Audit Committee), Diamonds North Resources as well as several private corporations. He is a past director of Battle Mountain Gold Company, former Chairman of Westmin Resources Limited and is the past Chairman of the Mining Association of British Columbia. After completing a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Mr. Lyons attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating with an MBA in 1974.
Jonathan Berg is Vice President of Finance and Chief Administrative Officer of Pericor Therapeutics, Inc., a development stage bio-pharmaceutical company. Prior to his present position, he was President of Berg Capital Corporation, a registered investment advisor, focusing on institutional and high net worth individual clients. Mr. Berg has previously acted as a consultant on corporate structure, and raised funds for a number of small companies in the energy, technology, healthcare and consumer electronics fields. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of California, Berkley and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.
James Verraster III is one of the founders and the CEO of Auramet Trading LLC, a global physical precious metals trading, merchant banking and advisory firm. Mr. Verraster has been successful in the Metals Trading and Finance Industry for 30 years. He was a significant contributor to the growth and development of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank precious metals lease portfolio to industrial end users which, in the mid-1980's, became the largest of any financial institution in the US. In 1996, Standard Bank hired Mr. Verraster to create and head up a comprehensive precious metals financing and physical precious metals trading business. He successfully attracted talented and experienced individuals who assisted in making Standard one of the leading banks dealing in precious metals. Mr. Verraster holds a B.Sc and is an MBA candidate in Accounting and Finance at Bryant College, Providence Rhode Island.
"Our ability to attract directors with these outstanding credentials reflects the underlying quality of the Marmato asset," said J. Randy Martin, CEO Colombia Goldfields. "We believe that the new board members will provide strong guidance as we advance the project and create significant shareholder value."
Mr. Robert Van Tassell has relinquished his position as a director. The entire company extends its gratitude to Mr. Van Tassell for his diligent service on behalf of CGL during its formative period.
About Colombia Goldfields
Colombia Goldfields Limited, through our Colombian subsidiaries Cia Minera de Caldas S.A. and Gavilan Minerales S.A., is developing a multi-million ounce gold resource in Colombia’s historic Marmato Mountain gold district through a program of mineral property acquisitions, community resettlement and exploration.
Disclaimer This release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the beliefs of Colombia Goldfield's management and reflect Colombia Goldfield's current expectations as contemplated under section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this release, the words "estimate, "project," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "plan," "predict," "may," "should," "will," "can," the negative of these words, or such other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, are all intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of Colombia Goldfields with respect to future events based on currently available information and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties pertaining to development of mining properties, changes in economic conditions and other risks, uncertainties and factors, which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievement expressed or implied by such forward looking statements to differ materially from the forward looking statements.
Contact:
Randy Martin, President & CEO Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (OTC BB: CGDF) 8 King Street East, Suite 208 Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1B5 T: 416-203-3856 F: 416-361-0883 info@colombiagoldfields.com www.colombiagoldfields.com
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