Empress Royalty Appoints New Director, Daniel Burns
Empress Royalty (OTCQX:EMPYF) announced the immediate appointment of Daniel Burns to its Board of Directors, effective October 20, 2025.
Mr. Burns holds a JD, Global Executive MBA, CPA and has leadership experience across banking, capital markets, venture capital, corporate law, and technology. He was the first in British Columbia to earn the ICD.D designation and holds Audit Committee Certification.
Notable past roles cited include guiding a TSX-listed company to a $235M sale within one year, helping position another mining company for a $370M strategic acquisition, and chairing organizations representing over $10B in aggregate enterprise value.
Empress Royalty (OTCQX:EMPYF) ha annunciato l’immediata nomina di Daniel Burns nel Consiglio di Amministrazione, con effetto a decorrere dal 20 ottobre 2025.
Il signor Burns possiede un JD, Global Executive MBA, CPA e vanta esperienza di leadership nei settori bancario, mercati finanziari, venture capital, diritto societario e tecnologia. È stato il primo in British Columbia a ottenere la designazione ICD.D e possiede la Certification Audit Committee.
Tra i ruoli passati rilevanti menzionati vi sono: guidare una società quotata sul TSX verso una vendita di 235 milioni di dollari entro un anno, contribuire a posizionare un’altra società mineraria per una acquisizione strategica da 370 milioni di dollari e presiedere organizzazioni che rappresentano oltre 10 miliardi di dollari di valore d’impresa complessivo.
Empress Royalty (OTCQX:EMPYF) anunció el nombramiento inmediato de Daniel Burns en su Junta Directiva, con efecto a partir del 20 de octubre de 2025.
El señor Burns posee un JD, Global Executive MBA, CPA y tiene experiencia en liderazgo en banca, mercados de capitales, capital de riesgo, derecho corporativo y tecnología. Fue el primero en la Columbia Británica en obtener la designación ICD.D y posee la Certificación del Comité de Auditoría.
Entre los roles notables mencionados se incluyen guiar a una empresa cotizada en TSX hacia una venta de $235M en un año, ayudar a posicionar a otra empresa minera para una adquisición estratégica de $370M, y presidir organizaciones que representan más de $10B en valor empresarial agregado.
엠프레스 로열티(OTCQX:EMPYF)는 2025년 10월 20일부터 효력을 가지는 다니엘 번즈를 이사회에 즉시 임명했다고 발표했습니다.
번즈 씨는 JD, Global Executive MBA, CPA를 보유하고 있으며 은행업, 자본시장, 벤처 캐피탈, 기업 법률 및 기술 영역에서 리더십 경험을 가지고 있습니다. 그는 브리티시컬럼비아 주에서 ICD.D 자격을 받은 최초의 인물이며 감사위원회 인증을 보유하고 있습니다.
과거 주목할 만한 역할로는 TSX 상장 회사를 1년 만에 2억 3천 5백만 달러 규모로 매각하도록 이끈 사례, 다른 광업 회사를 3억 7천만 달러 규모의 전략적 인수로 포지셔닝하는 데 기여한 사례, 그리고 총 기업 가치가 100억 달러를 넘는 기관들을 대표하는 조직을 이끈 사례가 언급됩니다.
Empress Royalty (OTCQX:EMPYF) a annoncé la nomination immédiate de Daniel Burns au conseil d’administration, avec effet au 20 octobre 2025.
M. Burns est titulaire d’un JD, d’un Global Executive MBA et d’un CPA, et possède une expérience de leadership dans les secteurs bancaire, marchés de capitaux, capital-risque, droit des sociétés et technologie. Il a été le premier en Colombie-Britannique à obtenir la désignation ICD.D et détient une Certification du Comité d’Audit.
Parmi les rôles passés notables mentionnés figurent le fait d’avoir guidé une entreprise cotée au TSX vers une vente de 235 M$ en un an, d’avoir aidé à positionner une autre entreprise minière pour une acquisition stratégique de 370 M$, et de présider des organisations représentant plus de 10 Md$ de valeur d’entreprise totale.
Empress Royalty (OTCQX:EMPYF) hat die sofortige Ernennung von Daniel Burns in den Aufsichtsrat bekannt gegeben, gültig ab dem 20. Oktober 2025.
Herr Burns verfügt über einen JD, einen Global Executive MBA, einen CPA und hat Führungserfahrung in den Bereichen Banking, Kapitalmärkte, Risikokapital, Unternehmensrecht und Technologie. Er war der erste in British Columbia, der die ICD.D-Bezeichnung erhielt, und besitzt eine Audit Committee Certification.
Zu den genannten bemerkenswerten früheren Rollen gehören die Führung eines an der TSX notierten Unternehmens bei einem Verkauf von 235 Mio. USD innerhalb eines Jahres, die Positionierung eines weiteren Bergbauunternehmens für eine strategische Übernahme von 370 Mio. USD und die Leitung von Organisationen, die zusammen mehr als 10 Mrd. USD an Unternehmenswert repräsentieren.
أعلنت إمبريس رويالتي (OTCQX:EMPYF) عن تعيين فوري لدانيال برنز في مجلس إدارتها، اعتباراً من 20 أكتوبر 2025.
يحمل السيد برنز درجة JD وGlobal Executive MBA وCPA، ولديه خبرة قيادية في مجالات البنوك والأسواق المالية ورأس المال المخاطر والقانون المؤسسي والتكنولوجيا. كان الأول في كولومبيا البريطانية يحصل على تخصص ICD.D ويحمل شهادة لجنة التدقيق.
تشمل الأدوار السابقة البارزة توجيه شركة مدرجة في TSX نحو بيع بقيمة 235 مليون دولار خلال عام واحد، ومساعدة في تموضع شركة تعدين أخرى لصفقة استحواذ استراتيجية بقيمة 370 مليون دولار، وقيادة منظمات تمثل أكثر من 10 مليارات دولار من قيمة الشركات الإجمالية.
Empress Royalty (OTCQX:EMPYF) 宣布立即任命 Daniel Burns 为董事会成员，任期自 2025 年 10 月 20 日起生效。
Burns 先生拥有法学博士 JD、全球执行 MBA、CPA，具备银行、资本市场、风险投资、企业法和科技领域的领导经验。他是卑诗省首位获得 ICD.D 资质的人，并持有审计委员会认证。
据称的显著往昔经历包括在一年内带领一家在 TSX 上市的公司实现 2.35 亿美元的出售，帮助将另一家矿业公司定位于 3.7 亿美元的战略收购，以及担任代表总企业价值超过 100 亿美元的组织的主席。
- Director appointment effective October 20, 2025
- Board gains director with JD, Global Executive MBA, CPA
- Experience in entities representing $10B+ aggregate enterprise value
- Led transformation and sale for $235M within one year
- Helped position mining company for a $370M acquisition
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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 20, 2025 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress Royalty" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Burns, JD, MBA, CPA, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
"We are very pleased to welcome Dan to the Empress Board," stated Alexandra Woodyer Sherron, CEO and President of Empress Royalty. "His extensive experience across banking, capital markets, and corporate governance brings a strong financial and strategic perspective to our team. Dan's proven leadership in guiding organizations through growth and transformation will add meaningful depth to our board as we continue to build a high-quality, cash-generating portfolio of gold and silver investments and build long-term shareholder value."
Mr. Burns is a seasoned lawyer, accountant, and entrepreneur with a distinguished career spanning retail banking, capital markets, venture capital, corporate law, and technology. He has founded and led several software ventures in the payments and travel technology sectors.
He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia, a Global Executive MBA in International Business from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto), and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Western University.
A recognized leader in corporate governance, Mr. Burns was the first individual in British Columbia to earn the ICD.D designation and the first globally to complete the International Company Directors Program of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also holds Audit Committee Certification from the Directors College.
Mr. Burns has chaired and advised numerous major organizations in Canada and internationally, collectively representing more than
As Executive Chair of a TSX-listed company, he has successfully guided its transformation and sale for
Mr. Burns currently chairs the Board and Special Committee of a TSXV-listed agricultural technology company. He is a director of WealthOne Bank of Canada as well a US based charitable organization, The Conservation Angler.
ABOUT EMPRESS ROYALTY CORP.
Empress is a global royalty and streaming creation company providing investors with a diversified portfolio of gold and silver investments. Empress has built a portfolio of precious metal investments and is actively investing in mining companies with development and production stage projects who require additional non-dilutive capital. The Company has a strategic partnership with Endeavour Financial which allows Empress to not only access global investment opportunities but also bring unique mining finance expertise, deal structuring and access to capital markets. Empress is looking forward to continuously creating value for its shareholders through the proven royalty and streaming models.
ON BEHALF OF EMPRESS ROYALTY CORP.
Per: Alexandra Woodyer Sherron, CEO and President
For further information, please visit our website at www.empressroyalty.com, or contact us by email at info@empressroyalty.com or by phone at +1.604.331.2080.
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Forward-looking information and statements are based on the then current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about Empress's business and the industry and markets in which it operates. Forward-looking information and statements are made based upon numerous assumptions and although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward-looking information and statements are considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking information and statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performances and achievements of Empress to differ materially from any projections of results, performances and achievements of Empress including, without limitation, any inability of the operators of the properties underlying the Company's royalty and stream interests to execute proposed plans for such properties or to achieve planned development and production estimates and goals, risks related to the operators of the projects in which the Company holds interests, including the successful continuation of operations at such projects by those operators, risks related to exploration, development, permitting, infrastructure, operating or technical difficulties on any such projects, risks related to international operations, government relations and environmental regulation, uncertainty relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future and the Company's ability to carry out its growth plans as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other related risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements, refer to the annual information form of Empress for the year ended December 31, 2024 and its other publicly filed documents under it profile a www.sedarplus.ca. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information and statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as a result of new information or events except as required by applicable securities laws. Disclosure relating to properties in which Empress holds royalty or stream interests is based on information publicly disclosed by the owners or operators of such properties. The Company generally has limited or no access to the properties underlying its interests and is largely dependent on the disclosure of the operators of its interests and other publicly available information. The Company generally has limited or no ability to verify such information. Although the Company does not have any knowledge that such information may not be accurate, there can be no assurance that such third-party information is complete or accurate. In addition, certain information publicly reported by operators may relate to a larger property than the area covered by the Company's interest, which often may only apply to a portion of the overall project area or applicable mineral resources or reserves.
SOURCE: Empress Royalty Corp.
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