NZC-TSX
NORZF-OTCQB
VANCOUVER, May 1, 2019 /CNW/ - NorZinc Ltd. (TSX:
NZC; OTCQB: NORZF) ("NorZinc" or the "Company") is pleased to
provide details of its upcoming Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders (the "AGM") to be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 10:00 am (Toronto time) at the of the Sheraton Centre
Hotel, Leaside Room, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Shareholders as of
the record date of April 18, 2019 are
eligible to vote at the AGM. Meeting materials, including the
Company's management information circular, are available on the
Company's website and have been mailed to shareholders as of the
record date.
The Company is also pleased to announce the proposed Board of
Directors to be elected at the AGM as follows:
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Name
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Principal
Occupation During Preceding Five Years
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Shelley
Brown
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Director of Stantec
Inc. and former Director of Deloitte LLP and Senior Auditor
Partner, Deloitte LLP
(Vancouver office) from 2001 to 2018.
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Robert J.
(Don)
MacDonald
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President of the
Company since May 16, 2018 and CEO since June 27, 2018. Prior
thereto, Acting President
and CEO from 2016 to 2017, and CFO from 2010 to 2017 of KGHM
International Ltd. (formerly Quadra FNX
Mining Ltd.); and previously, CFO of NovaGold Resources Inc. from
2003 to 2010.
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Dave
Nickerson
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Professional
Engineer, Mining consultant; previously Chairman of Northwest
Territories Water Board; Member
of Parliament, Member of NWT Legislative Assembly; Government
Minister.
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Anita
Perry
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VP of Communications
and External Affairs at BP Canada since 2005.
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Malcolm J. A.
Swallow
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Professional
Engineer, BC (Mining Engineering); Consultant; Director, Silvercorp
Minerals Inc. from 2013 to
2017; and prior to 2012 Director of Inter-Citic
Minerals.
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Ian R.
Ward
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Professional Engineer
(Ontario) Retired. Senior Advisor and VP Metallurgy and Processing,
Kinross Gold
Corporation from 2010 to 2015; prior thereto Senior VP, Project
Development, Mustang Minerals Corp.; and
previously President and Principal Metallurgist, Micon
International Limited.
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John M.
Warwick
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Financial Consultant
(CFA); special advisor to Paradigm Capital Inc.; and Director,
Sherritt International
Corporation since 2017. Prior to 2015, Managing Director,
Investment Banking, founding partner and Head of
Corporate Finance, Paradigm Capital Corporation.
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New and Retiring Board Members
After 18 years of service, John F.
Kearney, Chairman and former President & CEO of the
Company, is retiring and will be stepping down from the Board.
John M. Warwick, a director
of the Company since 2016, is expected to be confirmed as the
incoming Chairman of NorZinc after the meeting.
Commenting on John Kearney's
contribution to the Company, Don
MacDonald, President & CEO of NorZinc stated,
"John's tireless efforts in guiding NorZinc and its predecessor
company, Canadian Zinc, through the challenging permitting process
for the Prairie Creek Mine while managing to repeatedly raise
crucial financing, is remarkable. NorZinc has benefited from his
contribution and persistence, and we would like to thank him for
his dedication to the Company."
John Warwick retired
in 2014 after a 36-year varied career in the financial service
industry culminating in heading investment banking at Paradigm
Capital Inc. Mr. Warwick has chaired the NorZinc Audit and
Compensation Committees since 2016 and is a member of the
Nominating Committee. Mr. Warwick is also a Board member of
Sherritt International Corporation.
The proposed Board of Directors to be approved by shareholders
includes two new members since the last AGM, Ms. Anita Perry who joined the Board in
November 2018 and Ms. Shelley Brown who is newly nominated.
Anita Perry is Vice
President of Communications and External Affairs at BP Canada and
currently leads all external relations and interface strategies for
BP in Canada. Anita has held many
leadership and public relations roles with corporations, as well as
federal and territorial governments. Before joining BP Canada,
Anita worked with major Canadian corporations leading external
communications, public affairs and investor relations
communications. Early in her career, Anita worked directly with
politicians at the municipal, provincial and federal levels as an
advisor.
Shelley Brown has a
distinguished 40-year career in accounting and more than 25 years
of board experience serving on not-for-profit, association, and
for-profit corporate boards, including Deloitte Canada, the Accounting Standards Board
Oversight Council, and the University of
Saskatchewan Board of Governors. She brings expertise in
strategic planning, good governance, finance, and risk management.
As chair of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, she
played a key role in uniting Canada's accounting profession,
culminating in the creation of the Chartered Professional
Accountants of Canada. She is also a recognized leader in diversity
and inclusion, having been listed on Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful
Women for four years. In 2018, Ms. Brown was recognized as a Member
of the Order of Canada for her professional and community
contributions.
About NorZinc
NorZinc is a TSX-listed mine development company trading under
the symbol "NZC". The Company is developing its key project, the
100%-owned, high-grade, zinc-lead-silver Prairie Creek Mine,
located in the Northwest
Territories. The Company also owns projects in Newfoundland that host several
zinc-lead-copper-gold-silver deposits.
SOURCE NorZinc Ltd.