Skyharbour appoints Drolet to advisory board

Mar 4, 2014

SKYHARBOUR ANNOUNCES THOMAS S. DROLET, BENG, MSC, DIC, A NUCLEAR ENERGY AND URANIUM INDUSTRY SPECIALIST JOINS ADVISORY BOARD

Skyharbour Resources Ltd. has added Thomas Drolet, BEng, MSc, DIC, to the company’s advisory board.

Mr. Drolet is a uranium and nuclear industry specialist and principal of energy consultancy Drolet & Associates Energy Services Inc. Mr. Drolet has had a plus-40-year career in the energy sector, where he spent 26 years with Ontario Hydro in various engineering, research and operations functions. He formed and headed Canada’s research and development program into fusion (CFFTP) in 1982 and then moved into international commercial work with Ontario Hydro International, where he was named president and chief executive officer in 1993. Mr. Drolet was then appointed managing director of American Electric Power Canada, and president of Canadian Energy Opportunities Inc. where he was involved in mergers, acquisitions and other consulting activities in the Canadian and United States power sectors. Mr. Drolet earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Royal Military College of Canada, a master of science degree in nuclear technology/chemical engineering, and a DIC from Imperial College, University of London, England. He is a frequent guest and keynote speaker on nuclear energy at global conferences.

Jordan Trimble, president and chief executive officer of Skyharbour Resources, stated: “We are honoured to have Mr. Drolet on our advisory board. He is a very well-respected leader in the uranium industry and his expertise will be invaluable to the future development of the company and our portfolio of projects in the Athabasca basin. Mr. Drolet joins us at an important stage of Skyharbour’s growth with the upcoming drill program at the Preston property in the Patterson Lake region, and illustrates our commitment to building a preeminent uranium company with a strong management and advisory team.”

With the appointment, Skyharbour announces the granting of 150,000 incentive stock options exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant at a price of 15 cents per share. All options are granted in accordance with the terms of the company’s stock option plan.

Advisory board

Rick Kusmirski, PGeo, MSc, head technical adviser, has over 40 years of exploration experience in North America and overseas, and has actively participated in the discovery of a number of uranium, gold and base metal deposits. For several years, in his capacity as exploration manager, he directed Cameco Corp.’s uranium exploration projects in the Athabasca basin. In 1999, Mr. Kusmirski joined JNR Resources becoming vice-president of exploration in 2000. Subsequently, he directed the exploration program that led to the discovery of the Maverick zone on the Moore Lake uranium joint venture in the Athabasca basin in Saskatchewan with partner Kennecott Canada. Mr. Kusmirski became JNR’s president and chief executive officer in January of 2001. In February of 2013, Denison Mines Corp. successfully acquired all of the outstanding shares of JNR by way of a friendly all-share takeover bid.

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