Sama Resources Appoints Mr. Benoit La Salle as Director and Chairman of the Board
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/16/12 -- Sama Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SME) ("Sama" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Mr. Benoit La Salle, FCPA, FCA, has been appointed a Director of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Benoit La Salle, FCPA, FCA, has 17 years of experience in the development and operation of mining projects in West Africa. In 1995, he founded Canadian-based SEMAFO Inc., a successful gold producer in West Africa. Mr. La Salle is and has been a Director of SEMAFO since 1995. He served as President and CEO of SEMAFO Inc. from its inception until August 2012. Mr. La Salle is currently Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of SEMAFO Inc., President and CEO of SEMAFO Energy and Chair of the SEMAFO Foundation. In 1980, Mr. La Salle founded La Salle & Associates Group, Chartered Accountants. He has served on the boards of several public companies and is the former Chairman of the Board of Plan International Canada, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations.
Mr. La Salle is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, a member of the Quebec Order of Chartered Accountants and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. La Salle holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration degree from IMEDE, Switzerland.
"We are extremely pleased to have Mr. La Salle join Sama's Board of Directors and serve as Chairman of the Board. His broad experience within all aspects of the mining industry in West Africa will help guide us in our growth for years to come," commented Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, President and CEO of Sama.
The Company also announces that, pursuant to its Stock Option Plan and subject to regulatory acceptance, it has today:
The Company also announces the resignation of Ms. Bonnie MacFarlane as a Director of the Company effective immediately. The Board thanks Ms. MacFarlane for her contribution to Sama since its inception in 2006.
Sama is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company with projects in West Africa. For more information about Sama, please visit Sama's website at .
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
Sama Resources Inc.
Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet
President and CEO
(514) 726-4158
Sama Resources Inc.
Mr. Matt Johnston
(604) 443-3835 or Toll Free: 1 (877) 792-6688, Ext. 4
(604) 682-3860 (FAX)
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