Directorate Change

RNS Number : 5125R

Aurum Mining PLC

12 December 2016

 

12 December 2016

AURUM MINING PLC

("Aurum" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Aurum Mining plc (AIM: AUR), the Spanish focused gold and tungsten explorer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Giles Kirkley Willits as Non-executive Director with immediate effect.

Mr Willits, aged 50, has over 20 years' experience in senior leadership and financial roles, and was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of FTSE 250 listed Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE: ETO), having worked with Entertainment One Ltd. initially as Non-executive Director, before assuming the Chief Financial Officer role in 2007.  Over this time Entertainment One Ltd. has grown to a market capitalisation of approximately £1 billion.  Mr Willits was formerly Director of Group Finance of J Sainsbury plc and Woolworths Group plc.

David Williams, Chairman, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Giles to the board.  Having worked together previously at eOne, I know what invaluable financial oversight and capital markets experience Giles will bring to the Company as we transition and begin to scale.  In conjunction with the previously announced board changes, we have now assembled a high calibre leadership team, which is primed for executing our transformation strategy and delivering enhanced value to our shareholders."

Giles Willits, Non-executive Director, commented: "I'm very happy to be joining up with David, Mo and the rest of the team.  It's a really exciting time in the Company's evolution, and I'm looking forward to supporting the business in exploiting the considerable growth opportunities that exist within the digital resilience sector."

The following details in relation to the appointment of Mr Willits are disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

Current directorships

Past directorships held within the last five years

310 Holdings Inc 310 Holdings LLC 4384768 Canada Inc 4399803 Canada Inc 4437497 Canada Inc 4437519 Canada Inc 7508999 Canada Inc 8324417 Canada Inc 9161767 Canada Inc Alliance Cinemas Partnership Alliance Films (UK) Dark Skies Limited Alliance Films (UK) Development Limited Alliance Films (UK) Limited Alliance Films (UK) Sinister 2 Limited Alliance Films Holdings Inc Astley Baker Davies Limited Aurum Producciones SAU Cooperatieve Entertainment One Finance UA Creative England-Entertainment One Global Television Initiative Limited Death Row Acquisition LLC Earl Street Capital Inc Entertainment One Australia Holdings Pty Ltd Entertainment One Belgium NV Entertainment One Benelux BV Entertainment One Canada Television Holdings Inc Entertainment One EM Financing LLC Entertainment One Films Australia Pty Ltd Entertainment One Films Canada Inc Entertainment One GP Limited Entertainment One GP LLC Entertainment One Holding Holland BV Entertainment One Holdings USA Inc Entertainment One Licensing US, Inc Entertainment One Ltd Entertainment One Overseas Holdings Limited Entertainment One Television International Ltd Entertainment One Television USA Inc Entertainment One UK Holdings Limited Entertainment One UK Limited Entertainment One UK Rights Limited eOne Features (Alaska) Limited eOne Features (Development) Limited eOne Features (Halloween) Limited eOne Features (IMS) Limited eOne Features (Nappily) Limited eOne Features (Patrick) Limited eOne Features (Ritual) Limited eOne Features (S&O) Limited eOne Features Insidious 4 Limited eOne Films (BRR) Limited eOne Films (EITS) Limited eOne Films (MFTK) Limited eOne Films AMTR Limited eOne Films Insidious 3 Limited Film Resources Limited Force Four Entertainment Inc Force Four Productions Ltd Force Four Releasing Inc Gaylord Production Company Judy Willits Consulting Limited LVK Distribution Limited Medusa Communications and Marketing Limited Momentum Pictures (Canada), Inc Momentum Pictures USA, Inc Momentum Pictures, LLC mymusicandvideo.com, LLC National Entertainment Media Inc P4 Holdings (USA), Inc Paperny Development (US) Inc Paperny Entertainment (US) Inc Paperny Entertainment Inc Paperny Films Development (2) Inc Paperny Films Development Inc Paperny Releasing Inc Seville Productions (Dallaire) Inc Seville Productions Inc Suite Distribution Limited Trio Entertainment Inc Vidéoglobe 1 Inc

4399820 Canada Inc 6798535 Canada Inc Alliance Films Inc Altamont Holdings Ltd Contender Online Limited Entertainment One Australia Pty Ltd Entertainment One Films Canada Inc 750 Entertainment One Home Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd Entertainment One Ltd Entertainment One Television Holdings Ltd eOne Films Australia Pty Ltd FPO Communications Inc Hakujin Productions Inc Jaymac Distribution Inc Maple Pictures Corp Maple Television Corp Missing Productions III Corp Mom P.I. II Productions Inc Motion Picture Distribution Inc Paperny Holdings Ltd. Rubber Duck Entertainment Limited Seville Productions (Dallaire) Inc

In relation to Schedule 2(g) (v) of the AIM Rules, Mr Willits resigned as a director of MVC Entertainment Limited on 29 July 2005 when the business was sold.  On 21 December 2005 the new owners of MVC appointed administrators.

There are no other disclosures in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

Contacts:
Aurum Mining plc	www.aurummining.net
David Williams Mo Stevens	[phone] [phone]
WH Ireland Limited	Nominated Adviser & Broker
Mike Coe, Ed Allsopp	[phone]
Powerscourt	[e-mail]
Ben Griffiths, Andy Jones	[phone]

Notes to Editors:

Aurum Mining is an AIM listed exploration and development company focused on its highly prospective portfolio of gold and tungsten assets in North West Spain.

Gold

Through its joint venture agreement with Ormonde Mining plc (AIM: ORM), Aurum currently has a 56.5% interest in the Pino de Oro project in Zamora Province and a 51.4% interest in the Peralonso and Cabeza projects in Salamanca Province.

Tungsten

Aurum's 20% owned Morille Tungsten project is located approximately 15km south west of Salamanca in North West Spain and covers an area of 5,796 hectares. The permit area is a 'brownfield' site with historical data indicating production from the site of high quality tungsten concentrates.

 

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