Cambria Gold Mines Welcomes the Addition of Joe Driscoll, Paul Saxton and Ryan Weymark to its Board of Directors and Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting
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Cambria Gold Mines (OTCQX: CAMVF, TSXV: CAMB) announced the election of seven directors at its June 29, 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting, adding mining engineers Joe Driscoll, Paul Saxton and Ryan Weymark to the board.
Shareholders also approved a 10% rolling stock option plan, a 10% fixed RSU/DSU plan, migration of existing awards to the new plans, reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor, and an advisory executive compensation resolution.
Positive
- Addition of three experienced mining engineers to the seven-member board
- Shareholder approval of 10% rolling stock option plan for incentives
- Approval of 10% fixed RSU/DSU compensation plan for equity alignment
- Migration of existing options and RSUs/DSUs into new standardized plans
- Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the ensuing year
Negative
- Equity plans allow up to 10% options and 10% RSUs/DSUs, implying dilution risk
- Departure of two outgoing directors may create short-term governance transition
News Market Reaction – CAMVF
In the Jun 30 session, CAMVF gained 1.09%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 29, 2026) - Cambria Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV: CAMB) (OTCQX: CAMVF) ("Cambria" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the addition of Joe Driscoll, Paul Saxton and Ryan Weymark to its Board of Directors following the election of all seven directors at the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders held on June 29, 2026. Current directors Alex Morrison (Chair), Robert McLeod, Andree St-Germain and Jose Nestor Marun were also elected at the meeting.
The newly elected directors bring extensive operational, development and planning experience in mining and will support the Company's strategic growth initiatives and long-term vision of developing and operating the Premier Gold Project and the Red Mountain Deposit.
"To align with our vision for a restart of the Premier Gold Project and development of the Red Mountain Deposit, we are pleased to have three accomplished mining engineers with proven mine development experience join our Board of Directors," said Rob McLeod, President and CEO of Cambria Gold Mines. "I would like to thank outgoing directors Stephen Altman and Indi Gopinathan for their years of dedicated service. During a particularly challenging period for the Company they played an important role in helping guide the Company through a complex financial restructuring and strategic transition. Their experience, judgment and commitment were invaluable and we wish them well in their future endeavours."
Joe Driscoll, Director
Joe Driscoll is a mining executive with more than 38-years of progressive leadership experience across the global mining industry. He has held senior operational and executive roles spanning mining project startup, sustained operations, development, and mine closure for leading companies including Barrick and Newmont. His technical expertise includes both underground and surface mine operations.
Most recently, Joe served as Senior Vice President and Mining Sector Leader for AECOM where he led global mining consulting services with a focus on ESG compliance, underground mine infrastructure, and integrated design-build project delivery. Prior to AECOM, he was Vice President, Mining at Golder and Associates supporting major mining clients in underground mine feasibility studies and project execution.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Montana Technological University. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and has served on multiple industry and academic boards including Gold Resources Corporation, SME, Montana Tech, Colorado School of Mines Advisory Board, and the National Mining Hall of Fame.
Paul Saxton, Director
Paul Saxton grew up in Cobalt, a mining town in Northern Ontario and started his career working in the local silver mines when he was 17. Since that time, he has grown his experience through many roles and tasks in the mining industry, in exploration, open pit and underground mines. Paul has worked in gold/silver operations, coal mines, potash producers, and lead and zinc producers at various international mining operations in Zimbabwe, South America, Australia, Mexico, Thailand, China, United States and Canada while working with Cominco (now Teck Corp.), Mascot Gold Mines, International Corona Corp., Viceroy Resource Corp. and Golden Band Resources Inc. As a professional engineer, Paul has served as a chief mining executive and a director with a number of private and public companies, some of which he founded.
Paul has been involved in and managed feasibility studies and the building and operating of six different mining operations from the Yukon Territory to the Provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and the States of Nevada and California. In addition, he has successfully raised many tens of millions of dollars for mine start-ups and exploration projects. He has effectively dealt with government agencies and permitting situations in all of his endeavours.
Paul graduated from Queens's University with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Mining Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. He has been a member of the Association of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and was awarded the designation of a Fellow of the Engineers of Canada (FEC). He has acted for the Engineers of BC as a reviewer of applicants to the profession and a volunteer for other causes.
Ryan Weymark, EVP and Director
Ryan Weymark is a mining executive and Professional Engineer with over 15 years of experience spanning project development, technical advisory, permitting, M&A, and operations across the mining sector. He is the President and Co-Founder of Fuse Advisors Inc., a growing consultancy of 50+ professionals that was recently acquired by SLR Consulting. He is also EVP and Director of Cambria Gold Mines and Director of Selkirk Copper Mines. Ryan is a Partner of the Fiore Group, contributing to the creation and advancement of new mining ventures and is the EVP and Director of Cambria Gold Mines and Director of Selkirk Copper Mines and an advisor to West Red Lake Gold Mines, Nations Royalty, Seva Mining and Crossroads Gold.
Ryan is the former Vice President, Technical Evaluations and consultant to NexGen Energy, where he led strategic technical initiatives for the Rook I Project. Prior to NexGen, Ryan was an executive for several junior mining developers in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. Prior to that, Ryan held technical and management roles with Teck Resources, Ledcor and SNC-Lavalin working in operations, engineering and construction projects. Ryan holds a B.A.Sc. in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering from the University of British Columbia and is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
Matters at the Annual General and Special Meeting
In addition to the election of Alex Morrison (Chair), Robert McLeod, Andree St-Germain, Jose Nestor Marun, Joe Driscoll, Paul Saxton and Ryan Weymark to the Board of directors the Company reports all matters at the Annual General and Special Meeting were approved, including:
- Setting the number of directors of the Company at seven;
- Re-appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the Directors to fix their remuneration;
- Approval of a
10% rolling option plan (the "New Option Plan") and a10% fixed restricted share unit and deferred share unit compensation plan (the "New RSU/DSU Plan"); - Approval of the migration of outstanding stock options and RSUs/DSUs to the New Option Plan and New RSU/DSU Plan; and
- Acceptance, on an advisory basis, the philosophy and design of the Company's executive compensation.
About Cambria Gold Mines
Cambria Gold Mines is a Canadian mining company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and its shares trade on the TSX-V under the ticker CAMB and on the OTCQX Market with the ticker CAMVF. Cambria is the
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Cambria Gold Mines Inc.
Robert McLeod
CEO and Director
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