17 January 2022
TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - Nighthawk Gold Corp. ("Nighthawk" or the "Company") (TSX: NHK) (OTCQX: MIMZF) is pleased to announce the appointments of Ms. Edith Margaret ("Edie") Hofmeister and Ms. Sara Heston to the Nighthawk Board. The Company has appointed Mr. Allan Candelario, CFA, to the role of Vice President, Investor Relations.
Morris Prychidny, Chairman of the Nighthawk Board, commented, "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to welcome Ms. Hofmeister, Ms. Heston, and Mr. Candelario to Nighthawk. Their combined knowledge, perspectives and experiences will be invaluable to the Company, at a critical phase of Nighthawk's evolution."
Keyvan Salehi, P.Eng., Nighthawk President and CEO, commented, "We begin 2022 by strengthening our Board and management team with accomplished and well-respected individuals from the mining sector. We have an exciting year ahead, as we are poised to deliver key exploration and development milestones from our high-potential targets on our Indin Lake Gold Property. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Edie, Sara, and Allan to the Nighthawk family."
Ms. Hofmeister is an attorney who has advised large and small multi-national extractive companies on legal and ESG matters for over twenty years. Most recently she served as EVP Corporate Affairs and General Counsel for Tahoe Resources Inc. where she led the Legal, Sustainability and Government Affairs Departments, as it evolved from a small junior explorer to a mid-cap precious metals producer. Since 2006, Ms. Hofmeister has worked alongside rural and indigenous communities in India, Peru, Guatemala and Canada to enhance food, work and water security. Ms. Hofmeister serves as the Chair of the International Bar Association's Business and Human Rights Committee, a group dedicated to promoting high ESG standards in multi-national corporations. Ms. Hofmeister received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from UCLA, a Master of Arts degree in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco.
Ms. Heston has been the Associate Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2020. Prior to her role at Stanford, she was the Vice President of Investments for ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited where she managed a global portfolio of publicly listed, precious metals investments from 2010 - 2019. Ms. Heston is currently a director of The Denver Gold Group, Inc., Millennial Precious Metals Corp., Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. and Dore Copper Mining Corp. She holds a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Columbia University.
Mr. Candelario is an accomplished and impactful investor relations, capital markets and finance professional, bringing over 15 years of progressive experience. Most recently, Mr. Candelario was the Vice President, Investor Relations at Battle North Gold Corp. ("Battle North"), a Canadian gold developer with assets in the Red Lake Gold Camp in Northern Ontario. Allan was an integral member of the executive team that completed Battle North's successful turnaround and the sale of the company to Evolution Mining Ltd. in 2021, delivering significant value to Battle North's shareholders. Prior to Battle North, Mr. Candelario managed the top-ranked investor relations program at Alamos Gold Inc. and worked in equity research for Canadian bank-owned and independent broker dealers. Allan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business (York University) in Canada and is a CFA® charterholder (CFA Institute).
Ms. Suzette N. Ramcharan, Nighthawk's Vice President, Corporate Development, has decided to pursue other opportunities. Ms. Ramcharan will continue to assist the Company with the transition until March 2022.
Mr. Salehi commented, "I would personally like thank Suzette for her invaluable contribution to the Company and wish her success in her future endeavours."
Nighthawk is a well-funded, Canadian-based gold exploration company with 100% ownership of more than 900 km2 of land position within the Indin Lake Greenstone Belt, located approximately 200 km north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The Company has a Mineral Resource Estimate1 of 38.7 million tonnes grading 1.81 grams per tonne for 2.25 million ounces of gold in the Indicated category and 11.5 million tonnes grading 2.13 grams per tonne for 0.79 million ounces of gold in the Inferred category and is advancing several highly-prospective exploration targets. Nighthawk's experienced management team, with a track record of successfully advancing projects and operating mines, is working towards demonstrating the economic viability of its assets and rapidly advancing its projects towards a development decision.