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At the upcoming Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2013 the Nomination Committee of Endomines AB will propose the election of Mr. Mati Sallert and Mr. Stefan Månsson as new members of the Endomines Board of Directors.
Mati Sallert has more than 40 years of experience from the mining industry where he has held several manager and senior manager positions in production, technical development, marketing as well as project- and business development within Boliden mines. Mr. Sallert holds a Master of Science in Mining and Mineral Processing from the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm, Sweden and he is registered as “Qualified Person” in accordance with the rules of SveMin and FAERI.
Stefan Månsson has served as Managing Director of Galmoy Mines Ltd, and Zinkgruvan Mining AB. Mr. Månsson holds a Master of Science in Mining and Metallurgy from the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm. He has inter alia served as Chief Mine Geologist, Mine Manager and Production Manager at AB Statsgruvor (LKAB). Mr. Månsson has been a member of the board of SveMin for a number of years as well as Chairman of the Board of the Swedish Mining Association and the Irish Mining and Exploration Group (IMEG).
The Nomination Committee of Endomines will further propose the re-election of the following Members of the Board to the Annual General Meeting: Mr. Timo Lindborg, Mr. Rauno Pitkänen, Mr. Staffan Simberg and Mrs. Meg Tivéus.
The Nomination Committee will propose Mr. Staffan Simberg to be elected as Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Karl-Axel Waplan and Mr. Lars-Göran Ohlsson have declined re-election.
The statement of the Nomination Committee regarding its work and motivated opinion regarding its proposals and a presentation of the proposed Board of Directors will be published on the company´s website when the notice to attend the 2013 Annual Shareholders Meeting is disclosed.
During five years with Karl-Axel Waplan (elected 2008) as Chairman of the Board, the Company has made a transition from an exploration company to a mining company. Karl-Axel has had a key role in this process. His experience and commitment have contributed to creating an active and professional high-quality board work.
Lars-Göran Ohlsson has since 2006 been an important driving force behind the development of the Company, in particular within the technology and safety sectors. During Lars-Göran Ohlsson’s time as a Board Member the mine and the plant at Pampalo were constructed and due to his efforts and know-how solutions of highly technical efficiency were designed and implemented for the production process at the Pampalo goldmine.
The Nomination Committee of Endomines comprises the following Members: Mr. Kimmo Viertola (Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy), Mr. Lennart Bylock (Sigur Holding AB) and Karl-Axel Waplan (Chairman of the Board of Endomines). Kimmo Viertola is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
The annual general meeting will be held on Tuesday 23 April 2013 in Stockholm
