Eldorado Gold Announces Voting Results from Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders; Announces Management Appointments
06/11/2021 - 06:45 AM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eldorado Gold Corporation (“Eldorado” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that all director nominees, as listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated April 27, 2021, were elected as directors of Eldorado at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held virtually on June 10, 2021.
Election of Directors Directors Votes For Votes Withheld Outcome George Albino 89,608,334 1,629,121 Elected 98.21% 1.79% George Burns 90,597,246 640,220 Elected 99.30% 0.70% Teresa Conway 90,540,695 696,770 Elected 99.24% 0.76% Catharine Farrow 90,432,623 804,842 Elected 99.12% 0.88% Pamela Gibson 89,348,846 1,888,620 Elected 97.93% 2.07% Judith Mosely 90,482,619 754,847 Elected 99.17% 0.83% Steven Reid 90,664,166 573,300 Elected 99.37% 0.63% John Webster 89,803,931 1,433,535 Elected 98.43% 1.57%
At the Meeting, shareholders of the Company also approved:
The appointment of auditors; Setting the auditor’s pay; The advisory resolution on executive compensation; and The Amended and Restated Performance Share Unit Plan Voting results on each resolution are detailed below and can also be found in the Company’s final Report on Voting Results as filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com ). All resolutions were conducted by ballot.
Appointment of Auditors Votes For Votes Withheld Outcome 106,857,183 99.17% 896,659 0.83% Carried
Setting the Auditor’s Pay Votes For Votes Against Outcome 92,999,506 99.66% 317,578 0.34% Carried
Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Votes For Votes Against Outcome 89,679,769 98.29% 1,557,695 1.71% Carried
Amended and Restated Performance Share Unit Plan Votes For Votes Against Outcome 84,720,668 92.86% 6,516,796 7.14% Carried
Management Appointments
Eldorado also announces the appointments of Paul Ferneyhough and Lisa Wilkinson to the Senior Management team.
Paul Ferneyhough joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Growth and Integration Officer in May 2021. Paul is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of Eldorado’s strategic growth roadmaps. In this role, he will identify and realize opportunities to unlock value from within the operations. He is also be responsible for integrating technology, initiatives and processes using cross-functional approaches and teams across Eldorado’s global footprint. Prior to joining Eldorado Gold, Paul spent nearly two decades with Repsol SA (and Talisman Energy), most recently as Executive Director leading Repsol’s North American upstream oil and gas division. He also held progressively senior leadership roles in corporate, line and functional areas including finance, investor relations, strategy, commercial, planning, and business performance management.
Lisa Wilkinson joined Eldorado in May 2021 as Vice President, Investor Relations. Lisa oversees all investor relations activities and marketing for Eldorado Gold. Prior to joining Eldorado Gold, Lisa was Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Development at TMAC Resources. Before that, she spent several years in capital allocation, business planning and capital projects at Kinross Gold. Lisa’s background in capital markets includes equity research roles with RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital, and Citigroup.
About Eldorado Gold
Eldorado is a gold and base metals producer with mining, development and exploration operations in Turkey, Canada, Greece, Romania, and Brazil. The Company has a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, safe and responsible operations, a portfolio of high-quality assets, and long-term partnerships with local communities. Eldorado's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: ELD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EGO).
Contact
Investor Relations Lisa Wilkinson, VP, Investor Relations 604.757.2237 or 1.888.353.8166 lisa.wilkinson@eldoradogold.com
Media Louise Burgess, Director Communications and Government Relations 604.601.6679 or 1.888.363.8166louise.burgess@eldoradogold.com
EGO Rankings
#159 Ranked by Stock Gains
EGO Stock Data
Industry
Gold Ore Mining
Sector
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Tags
Non-Energy Minerals, Precious Metals, Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, Gold Ore Mining
Country
Canada
City
Vancouver
About EGO
headquartered in vancouver, canada, eldorado gold is a publicly traded gold company listed on the toronto (tsx: eld) and new york (nyse: ego) stock exchanges. the company has a market capitalization of approximately us$2.4 billion and revenues of approximately us$1 billion per year. eldorado’s operations are global and the company has mining, development and exploration assets in romania, greece, turkey, china and brazil. in 2014, eldorado produced just under 800,000 ounces of gold and had proven and probable gold reserves of approximately 26 million ounces. eldorado is the largest foreign gold producer in china and operates the largest gold mine in turkey: kisladag. eldorado is also one of the largest foreign investors in greece. the company’s 18 offices and operations employ over 7,200 people worldwide. eldorado operates as a decentralized business unit with the majority of employees and management being nationals of the country where offices are located. eldorado’s success to