VANCOUVER, Dec. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - SSR Mining Inc.
(NASDAQ: SSRM) (TSX: SSRM) ("SSR Mining") announces the appointment
of Ms. Elizabeth A. Wademan and Mr.
Simon A. Fish, to its Board of
Directors ("Board"). The Board approved the appointments to
strengthen its expertise in the areas of the international capital
markets, legal and corporate governance. The appointments are
effective January 1, 2018.
Ms. Wademan is a senior capital markets professional with over
20 years of financial services experience. Prior to retiring in
2016, Ms. Wademan spent 18 years in investment banking at BMO
Capital Markets, where she focused on the global metals and mining
and technology sectors and was responsible for mining equity
capital markets. As a former Managing Director in investment
banking, Ms. Wademan has extensive experience in capital markets
and strategic advisory in both domestic and international markets,
as well as a depth of knowledge of commodities and securities
markets. She currently serves on the boards of Torex Gold Resources
Inc. and St. Joseph's Health
Center Foundation. Ms. Wademan obtained her Bachelor of Commerce in
Finance and International Business from McGill
University. She is a CFA charterholder and is a holder of
the Institute of Corporate Directors Director designation
(ICD.D).
Mr. Fish is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at
BMO Financial Group, where he is responsible for legal, regulatory
and corporate governance affairs. Prior to joining the bank in
2008, Mr. Fish was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel
at Vale SA (formerly Inco Limited). Additionally, Mr. Fish held
various positions at Royal Dutch Shell, most recently serving as
the Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at
Shell Canada. Before joining Shell, Mr. Fish practiced corporate
and securities law with Dechert LLP, an international law
firm. Currently, he serves on the board of a number of
think-tank, non-profit and charitable organizations. Mr. Fish holds
business and law degrees from the University of Cape Town, the Washington College of Law and Harvard Business School.
Michael Anglin, Chairman of the
Board stated, "We are pleased to have attracted Elizabeth and Simon
and welcome them both to the SSR Mining Board of
Directors. Their perspective complements our current board
members while their added capital markets experience enhances the
execution of our strategy."
About SSR Mining
SSR Mining Inc. is a Canadian-based precious metals producer
with three operations, including the Marigold gold mine in
Nevada, U.S., the Seabee Gold
Operation in Saskatchewan, Canada
and the 75%-owned and operated Puna Operations joint venture in
Jujuy, Argentina. We also have two
feasibility stage projects and a portfolio of exploration
properties in North and South
America. We are committed to delivering safe production
through relentless emphasis on Operational Excellence. We are also
focused on growing production and Mineral Reserves through the
exploration and acquisition of assets for accretive growth, while
maintaining financial strength.
For further information contact:
W. John DeCooman, Jr.
Vice President, Business Development and Strategy
SSR Mining Inc.
Vancouver, BC
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All others: +1 (604) 689-3846
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SOURCE SSR Mining Inc.