Feronia Inc. Announces Appointment of New CFO

(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 06/17/13 -- Feronia Inc. ("Feronia" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: FRN) today announced that it has appointed Mr. David Steel as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Steel was previously the Director of Finance for Misys plc., a multinational technology business supplying software to the global financial services sector. He has also served as Group Financial Controller for Fuller, Smith & Turner plc, an independent brewer and pub company in the United Kingdom.
Chief Executive Officer, William Dry commented, "Feronia is delighted to have David on board who comes with an excellent track record of value creation. His operational management experience and capital markets expertise will help ensure that Feronia effectively manages its resources and balances growth with profitability as we execute our growth strategy."
Mr. Steel will be replacing Mr. Danesh Varma as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Varma has agreed to act as a consultant to the Company to assist in the transition of duties. Mr. Dry expressed his gratitude to Mr. Varma, stating "On behalf of the Board of Directors and everyone at Feronia, I thank Danesh for his many contributions and dedication during his time with the Company. We appreciate his agreement to remain with Feronia through the transition period and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors."
In connection with Mr. Steel's appointment, he has been granted options to purchase up to 500,000 common shares of the Company until June 17, 2023 at an exercise price of $0.12 per share, vesting according to the following schedule: 166,667 shall vest on December 17, 2013, 166,667 shall vest on June 17, 2014 and 166,666 shall vest on June 17, 2015.
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Contacts:
Feronia Inc.
Ravi Sood
Executive Chairman
(647) 987-7663
Feronia Inc.
Bill Dry
CEO
44 (0) 7887 525 046
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Datum: 17.06.2013 - 11:00 Uhr
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