MEDELLIN, Colombia,
April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Orofino Gold Corp. (OTCQB: ORFG) is pleased to announce the
appointment of Dr. Hans Bocker as
the new Chairman of the Board.
The Company held a Board meeting dated April 5, 2011, to initiate certain corporate
changes to the existing members of the Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors unanimously appointed Dr. Hans Bocker as the new Chairman of the Board,
and the former Chairman, Mr. Ning Shi
Long, resigned as Chairman due to personal obligations, but
will remain as a member of the Board of Directors.
Dr. Hans J. Bocker is an
internationally recognized academic advisor. His expertise
encompasses fundamental organizational and operational logistics
including production and operations management, purchasing and
procurement, safety, loss control, quality management,
international management, cross-cultural management, transportation
and traffic logistics, and leadership training for executives.
In addition to his logistical expertise, Dr. Bocker is also an
internationally recognized gold expert. He recently published a
book on gold titled Freedom Through Gold which has sold out
in several languages. He is also a published journalist with over
2000 publications.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Company wishes to
extend their gratitude to Mr. Ning Shi
Long for his commitment and efforts as past Chairman of the
Board.
Orofino Gold is a Colombian based gold producer, founded as a
private company in 2009 by former executives with over 50
cumulative years in mining exploration, finance, and development
expertise. Orofino's corporate objective is to continue to build
shareholder value through the exploration and development of The
Senderos de Oro Gold Camp and
additional accretive acquisitions, capitalizing on the extensive
experience and relationships that management has developed over the
past 25 years.
Forward-Looking Statements: The statements by our officers,
and other statements regarding optimism related to the business,
expanding exploration and development activities and other
statements in this press release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and
projections about the Company's business. Words such as expects,
anticipates, intends, plans, believes, sees, estimates and
variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results could
vary materially from the description contained herein due to many
risk factors that affect the industry the Company operates in and
other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings under "risk
factors" and elsewhere. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release speak only as of the date on which they are
made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update
any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this press release.
For further information, visit www.orofinogoldcorp.com
SOURCE Orofino Gold Corp.