Golconda Gold Ltd. Announces the Retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas Brodie, and Appointment of Founder, Executive Chairman and Former CEO, Ravi Sood, as Chief Executive Officer
20 November 2024 - 11:30PM
Golconda Gold Ltd. (“Golconda Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GG;
OTCQB: GGGOF) announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas
Brodie, will be retiring as CEO and a director of Golconda Gold on
November 30, 2024. We are pleased to announce that Ravi Sood,
Golconda Gold founder, Executive Chairman, and former CEO, will
replace Mr. Brodie as Chief Executive Officer effective November
30, 2024.
Mr. Sood has been the Executive Chairman of
Golconda Gold since its inception and previously served as its
Chief Executive Officer from October 2013 to November 2014. Mr.
Sood is an accomplished executive and investor having been the CEO
of Navina Asset Management Inc., an investment management firm
responsible for a variety of mandates that was acquired in 2009.
Mr. Sood has also been an investor, director and co-founder of a
variety of other businesses including Buchanan Renewables Inc.
(acquired in 2008), Jade Power Trust (acquired in 2022), Elgin
Mining Inc. (acquired in 2014) and ICC Labs (acquired in 2018). Mr.
Sood currently serves as the Chairman of Sparq Systems Inc., and
Abraxas Power Corp.
Mr. Sood commented: “Golconda is grateful for
the dedication and professionalism that Nicholas has shown over the
past 12 years. With creativity and determination, he navigated the
Company through a challenging gold price environment and is leaving
the Company in a sound position from which it can expand by
exploiting the potential at Galaxy and by re-starting the Summit
Mine in New Mexico(1). I have a tremendous amount of respect and
gratitude for what Nick has done for the Company and will miss him
both professionally and personally.”
Golconda Gold CEO, Nick Bodie commented: “I have
been with Golconda Gold for over 12 years and this decision is not
an easy one. In my time as CEO, we revived the fortunes of Mupane
Gold in Botswana before its sale to the in-country management team,
acquired and restarted Galaxy Gold setting it on a path for
exponential growth, and acquired the Summit mine which represents
great potential to expand production even further. (1) I could
not have done this without the support of the Board and Golconda’s
talented team of employees who have all shared the same long-term
goal to make a low-cost gold producer to the benefit of all our
stakeholders and the wider communities in which we operate. I would
also like to thank my family who have provided me with constant
support throughout my career so that I could achieve my own
personal goals.”
Golconda Gold Chairman, Ravi Sood commented:
“Looking to 2025 and a highly constructive gold and silver price
environment I look forward to sharing more about plans to continue
to expand production at Galaxy and to re-start the Summit Mine in
New Mexico. We are in the position of being a gold producer with
two substantial organic growth opportunities that can provide
leverage to the gold price.” (1)
About Golconda Gold
Golconda Gold is an un-hedged gold producer and
explorer with mining operations and exploration tenements in South
Africa and New Mexico. Golconda Gold is a public company and its
shares are quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “GG”
and the OTCQB under the symbol “GGGOF”. Golconda Gold’s management
team is comprised of senior mining professionals with extensive
experience in managing mining and processing operations and
large-scale exploration programmes. Golconda Gold is committed to
operating at world-class standards and is focused on the safety of
its employees, respecting the environment, and contributing to the
communities in which it operates.
Note:
(1) This is forward-looking information and
is based on a number of assumptions. See “Cautionary Notes”.
Cautionary Notes
Certain statements contained in this press
release constitute “forward-looking statements”. All statements
other than statements of historical fact contained in this press
release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the
Company’s ability to expand Galaxy and re-start operations at the
Summit Mine, and the Company’s future financial position and
results of operations, strategy, proposed acquisitions, plans,
objectives, goals and targets, and any statements preceded by,
followed by or that include the words “believe”, “expect”, “aim”,
“intend”, “plan”, “continue”, “will”, “may”, “would”, “anticipate”,
“estimate”, “forecast”, “predict”, “project”, “seek”, “should” or
similar expressions or the negative thereof, are forward-looking
statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead
represent only the Company’s expectations, estimates and
projections regarding future events. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual
results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or
forecasted in such forward-looking statements.
Additional factors that could cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially include,
but are not limited to the risk factors discussed in the Company’s
management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December
31, 2023. Management provides forward-looking statements because it
believes they provide useful information to investors when
considering their investment objectives and cautions investors not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this
press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and
other cautionary statements or factors contained herein, and there
can be no assurance that the actual results or developments will be
realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have
the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press
release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise
them to reflect subsequent information, events or circumstances or
otherwise, except as required by law.
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.
For further information please
contact:Nick BrodieCEO, Golconda Gold Ltd.+ 44 7905
089878Nick.Brodie@golcondagold.comwww.golcondagold.com
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