TSX-V: EWK
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 5, 2023
/CNW/ - Earthworks Industries Inc. ("Company") is very pleased to
announce the appointment of Giulio
Bonifacio as a Strategic Advisor to the Company. Mr.
Bonifacio brings a wealth of experience in executive leadership in
capital markets and was formerly a director of Earthworks from 2002
to 2013.
Mr. David Atkinson, CEO of
Earthworks commented "Giulio brings unique insight and experience
that will prove invaluable to Earthworks and Cortina Integrated
Waste Management Inc., as we now move to the next stage of
development and value creation. I am delighted to have him join
us."
Mr. Giulio Bonifacio commented "I
have followed the development of the Cortina project closely for
several years and I have been extremely pleased with the
significant progress made to date. I look forward to
re-joining Earthworks as an advisor and taking on an active role to
assist the Company as we move to the next stage of its development.
The demand for projects of merit that service integrated waste
handling including material recovery, composting, contaminated soil
and landfill operations are without question, all of which will
prove to be the most exciting phase for the Company."
Mr. Bonifacio has over 30 years of experience in senior
executive roles in the mining industry in both the base and
precious metals sector. Mr. Bonifacio was the Founder, President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Nevada Copper from 2005 until his retirement in
February 2018. Mr. Bonifacio led and
directed every stage of advancement of the Pumpkin Hollow copper
mine from exploration, development, permitting and
construction.
Mr. Bonifacio is a Chartered Professional Accountant with
considerable experience and knowledge of operations, capital
markets and project finance while raising significant amounts of
capital for projects of merit by way of project debt and
equity. During his 12 years at Nevada Copper Mr. Bonifacio
successfully permitted both the underground and open pit operations
at Pumpkin Hollow, which is the only permitted copper project of
scale in the United States in the
past 25 years.
Mr. Bonifacio has held previous senior executive roles with
Getty Resources Limited, TOTAL, an energy and gold producer and
Vengold Inc., gold producer prior to founding Nevada Copper in 2005. Mr. Bonifacio was
formerly President, Chief Executive Officer and Non-Executive Chair
of Faraday Copper Corp. from May 2018
until April 2022 and is currently
Executive Chair of Alta Copper Corp. and Non-Executive Chair of
Nevgold Corp.
For further information, contact:
Earthworks
Industries Inc.
David
Atkinson
President/CEO
604-669-3143
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SOURCE Earthworks Industries Inc.