News by subject: PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS

AsiaBaseMetals Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr. Sorin Posescu to the Advisory Board of the Company. Mr. Sorin Posescu is a professional geologist having more than 20 years of experience in natural...

Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. , a biotechnology company developing novel cancer immunotherapies based on tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) technology, today announced that Gregory Schiffman, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the company...

Peeks Social Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with celebrity influencer Jen Selter. Jen will be leveraging the Peeks platform to give her 11 Million+ social media fans the opportunity to interact with her through live...

Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Graham Lloyd as General Manager effective August 1, 2017. "We find ourselves in very interesting times, where trade, growth, innovation, and consumer...

All amounts in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated Onex Corporation ("Onex") announced today that Laurence Goldberg will be joining as a Managing Director in the New York office. Mr. Goldberg will be responsible for leading Onex Partners'...

Arizona Mining Inc. ("Arizona Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Jerrold Annett as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, effective June 1, 2017.CEO Jim Gowans stated: "Jerrold's extensive background in sales...

The National Lipid Association (NLA) announced the election of new President James A. Underberg, MD, MS, FACPM, FACP, FASPC, FNLA, on Saturday at the 2017 Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia."It is an honor to be asked to serve as president of the...

UpSnap Inc. ("UpSnap" or the "Company"), a leading provider of mobile advertising solutions, today announced that Rance Walls has been appointed to its Board of Directors. "We are very pleased to welcome Rance to our Board of Directors,"...

Savanna Energy Services Corp. ("Savanna") is pleased to announce the appointment of Lyle Whitmarsh as President of Savanna. Mr. Whitmarsh currently serves on the Board of Directors of Savanna and will assume the duties of President effective June 1,...

Mizuho Americas has announced the appointment of Massimo Tassan-Solet as Managing Director and Head of Derivatives Trading. In this role, Tassan-Solet will lead Mizuho's US derivative trading activities, which currently includes Rates and Foreign...

XOR-Labs Toronto Inc. (XOR), a spin-off from Toronto General Hospital at the University Health Network, the world's leading center for lung transplantation, and a MaRS Innovation company, announces today the addition of health care business veterans,...

Oryzon Genomics (ISIN Code: ES0167733015) (MAD: ORY), a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging epigenetics to develop therapies in diseases with strong unmet medical need, announced today that Roger Bullock, MD, has been appointed...

Note to editors: There is a photo associated with this press release. Cogeco Peer 1, a global provider of enterprise IT products and services, today announced the appointment of Jaime Leverton to the role of Vice President and General...

ECN Capital Corp. ("ECN Capital" or the "Corporation"), one of North America's leading commercial finance companies, announced that on May 11, at the ECN Capital Board of Directors meeting, Jim Nikopoulos was promoted to President of ECN Capital....

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (AIM:CMCL) regrets to announce a fatality at the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe in a mining-related accident on 12 May 2017.  Blanket management has suspended mining activities in the specific mining area,...

Olympia Financial Group Inc. ("Olympia") announces the resignation of Rick Skauge as President, CEO, Chairman and Director of Olympia Trust Company, the resignation of Tony Lanzl and Dennis Nerland as Directors of Olympia Trust Company, the...

Yorbeau Resources Inc. ("Yorbeau" or the "Company") announced today that Mr. Ercan Ugur has decided to leave his position as Chief Financial Officer. Yorbeau has appointed George Bodnar Jr. to assume the role of Vice-President and interim Chief...

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (the "Trust") is pleased to announce that at its annual and special meeting held Wednesday, May 10, 2017 (the "Meeting"), all of the nominees for election as trustees of the Trust referred to in its information...

Delegates at the CLC's 28th Constitutional Convention today elected CLC Officers for the next term, 2017-2020. CLC President Hassan Yussuff won a second mandate by acclamation. Yussuff was originally elected to the presidency at the 2014 CLC...

INDOCHINO continues to strengthen its senior management team by welcoming Randy Binning as Vice President of Retail Operations and promoting Dean Handspiker to Vice President of Design - Product and Showroom Development. Their appointment highlights...

Dr. Peter M. Fleischut has been named senior vice president and chief transformation officer at NewYork-Presbyterian, effective May 1. In this new role, Dr. Fleischut will lead enterprise integration, transformation for clinical operations,...

Northern Graphite Corporation ("Northern" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has hired Mr. Antonio de Assis as Senior Marketing Consultant. Mr. Assis is a graduate in Business Administration and has over 30 years of international sales...

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance Standard), a leading insurance carrier specializing in employee benefits solutions for companies of all sizes and annuity products for individuals, has named Evan G. Schaffner, Senior Vice President,...

Detour Gold Corporation ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") announces today that Pierre Beaudoin, Chief Operating Officer will be leaving Detour Gold this summer. The Company has commenced a comprehensive search for a new Chief...

Crazy Horse Resources Inc. (the "Company", "Crazy Horse") announced today that Greg Downey will not be continuing in his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Company has appointed its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Devinder...

Big Wind Capital Inc. (the "Company") announced today that Greg Downey will not be continuing in his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Company has appointed its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Devinder Randhawa as the...

U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has announced today the formation of a Task Force on Infrastructure to be chaired by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. As Chair of the USCM Infrastructure Task Force, Mayor...

The Compensation Advisory Organization of Michigan and the Michigan Workers Compensation Placement Facility (CAOM/MWCPF) have announced that Dave Brueckman will become their new President & CEO on June 12. The CAOM/MWCPF Boards elected Mr. Brueckman...

The Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot Program Office announced today that David J. Hickton, Founding Director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security, and former United States Attorney for the Western...

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today announced the appointment of John Hinze to Director of Corporate Finance. "John is passionate about building vibrant capital markets in British Columbia that will give issuers...

The Starr Conspiracy, a strategic marketing and advertising firm specializing in human capital management companies, proudly announces the appointment of widely respected industry thought leader Jonathan Goodman as chief of its namesake Intelligence...

Note to editors: There is a photo associated with this press release. IGM Financial Inc. today announced that Rhonda Goldberg has been named Senior Vice-President of Client and Regulatory Affairs, responsible for championing a client-centric...

Cambia Health Solutions has named Stephen Foxley Director of Government Affairs for Utah. In this key leadership role, he will focus on Cambia's legislative and regulatory efforts to promote an economically sustainable health care system and advocate...

The five independent directors comprising Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Oversight Committee voted April 13, 2017, to name Keith Collins the new executive director of SPP's Market Monitoring Unit (MMU), effective June 1, 2017. Collins, previously the...

Stingray Digital Group Inc. , a leading business-to-business multi-platform music and in-store media solutions provider, is proud to announce the appointment of Valery Zamuner as Senior Vice-President, Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Initiatives,...

Bingo Nation Inc. (the "Company") announces the departure of Richard G. Hill and David Matheson from the Board of Directors, including David Matheson from executive offices of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who each disavow...

Julian J. Soles, Director of Reliability, Innovation, and Fleet Planning at Transocean was appointed to lead as the Chairman of DNV GL's Rig Owners Committee.Recognizing the need for industry feedback to improve services and further drive technology,...

Drummond Company, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathaniel Drummond as Senior Vice President of Drummond Company, Inc. Nathaniel joined Drummond in May 2013 as Vice President of Drummond Coal Sales. He was subsequently promoted to...

Cognosante, a leader in health information technology solutions and services for Federal and state public health agencies, today announced the appointment of Steve Schliesman as Vice President & General Manager, Military & Veterans Health. Steve...

Quantum Energy Partners ("Quantum") announced today that Robert "Bob" K. Garrison, former Executive Vice President and General Manager of Western U.S. and Canada for EOG Resources Inc. , has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor and member of the...

The Lenders One® Cooperative, a national alliance of independent mortgage bankers, today announced Matthew T. Orlando has joined as Vice President of National Programs. Lenders One also showcases a strong cadence of new membership growth. This...

Virgin Pulse, the leading global provider of technology-enabled employee engagement and wellbeing solutions, today announced that Dr. David Katz, a leading global expert in lifestyle medicine, nutrition, weight management, and preventive care, will...

Cenovus Energy Inc. announced that at its annual meeting of shareholders held on April 26, 2017 each of the 11 nominees proposed as Directors and listed in its Management Information Circular dated March 3, 2017 were elected as Directors. The...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Trinidad Drilling Ltd. ("Trinidad" and "the Company") is pleased to announce changes to management roles. Adrian Lachance will assume the...

Hillard Heintze announced today that senior security expert Jay Grund has joined the firm's rapidly growing Security Risk Management practice. Grund is a senior client advisor and security risk management expert, bringing more than 27 years of...

Héroux-Devtek Inc. , ("Héroux-Devtek" or the "Corporation"), a leading international manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that its unionized employees at the landing gear products facility in Longueuil, Québec have voted in favor of a...

Captivated Health is pleased to announce that industry veteran Andy Neary has joined the organization as National Advisor/Partner Manager. Andy will focus on growing the company's nationwide footprint by working directly with advisors whose clients...

Galway Metals Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Duncan Middlemiss, P.Eng, has agreed to act as a technical advisor to the Company, assisting in guiding the advancement of Galway's high grade Estrades zinc-gold and Clarence Stream gold...

Cognosante Holdings, LLC today announced the appointment of Sean Gallagher as President and Chief Legal Officer of Cognosante Ventures. Cognosante Ventures was established by Cognosante Holdings to identify, invest in, and mentor emerging innovative...

Northern Superior Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Northern Superior") is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. David Beilhartz to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Beilhartz was nominated by 2176423 Ontario Ltd., a company controlled by Eric...