Arizona Gold appoints Engdahl chair, McVey director

Aug 24, 2024

2024-08-22 17:10 ET – News Release

Mr. Mike Stark reports

ARIZONA GOLD ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF AGM AND APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

All resolutions as set out in Arizona Gold & Silver Inc.’s notice of meeting and information circular dated July 18, 2024, were passed at its annual general meeting held in Vancouver, B.C., on Aug. 22, 2024.

The shareholders approved all motions put forth at the AGM, including the re-election of the four directors, the appointment of Smythe LLP as auditor of the company and the approval of the stock option plan. A total of 34,909,417 common shares of the company’s issued and outstanding shares were represented in person or by proxy at the AGM.

The following four incumbent directors were re-elected:

Mike Stark;
Gregory Hahn;
Eugene Spiering;
James Engdahl.

Following the AGM, the board of directors reappointed Mr. Stark as president and chief executive officer, Gregory Hahn as vice-president, exploration, and Dong H. Shim as chief financial officer and corporate secretary.

Appointment of chair of the board and new director

The company wishes to announce the resignation of Mr. Stark as chair of the board of the company and the appointment of Mr. Engdahl as chair of the board of directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Stark as chair of the board of directors.

The company also wishes to announce the appointment of John McVey as an additional independent director of the company. Mr. McVey brings both domestic and international mining sector experience, most recently as CEO of Procon Mining & Tunnelling, a role he served from 2015 until his retirement earlier this year. His contracting and consulting career spans more than 35 years, and includes executive and senior management experience with Bechtel, SNC-Lavalin and Kilborn. Mr. McVey is a licensed professional engineer with considerable public and private sector board experience, obtaining the ICD.D designation in 2017.

“It is a privilege to join such a dynamic and respected organization, especially with several very promising projects and at a time when the precious metals sector is showing significant strength,” stated Mr. McVey. “I look forward to the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead, and am eager to bring my experience and insights to this role.”

“AZS management is proud to announce that, once again, our leadership team is improving in depth and experience. We feel very fortunate to welcome John to our impressive team of experts. John has vast experience in executive and leadership positions in both domestic and international mining. John recognizes our company’s potential and appreciates the leadership direction of Arizona Gold & Silver. John is eager to contribute his knowledge and expertise to the success of AZS. Please join me in welcoming John to Arizona Gold & Silver Inc.,” stated Mr. Stark.

About Arizona Gold & Silver Inc.

Arizona Gold is a young exploration company focused on exploring gold-silver properties in western Arizona and Nevada. The flagship asset is the Philadelphia gold-silver property where the company is drilling off an epithermal gold-silver system.

https://arizonagoldsilver.com/