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Curis Resources Ltd
Symbol CUV
Shares Issued 56,207,142
Close 2011-02-07 C$ 3.45
Market Cap C$ 193,914,640
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Curis shareholders elect three new directors

2011-02-07 15:36 ET - News Release

Ms. Susie Bell reports

CURIS ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTORS AND ADDITIONAL OUTCOME OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING

Curis Resources Ltd. shareholders have elected Gordon Fretwell, Robert Schafer and David Copeland to the board of directors of the company at the special meeting of shareholders of the company held on Jan. 28, 2011. As a result of these appointments, the size of the board has increased from five members to eight.

Mr. Fretwell holds bachelor of commerce and law degrees. Formerly a partner in a large Vancouver law firm, Mr. Fretwell has been a self-employed solicitor in Vancouver practising primarily in the areas of corporate and securities law since 1991.

Mr. Schafer is a certified professional geologist with advanced degrees in geology and mineral economics who has worked internationally with major and junior mining companies, including Kinross Gold Corp., BHP World Minerals and Billiton. He is vice-president, corporate development, for Hunter Dickinson Inc.

Mr. Copeland is a professional engineer (geological) and mining executive with over 30 years of experience in a variety of capacities in mine exploration, discovery and development throughout the South Pacific, Africa, South America and North America. A director of Hunter Dickinson, he directs and co-ordinates the advanced technical programs of companies for which Hunter Dickinson provides services.

Mr. Fretwell, Mr. Schafer and Mr. Copeland join Russell Hallbauer, Robert Dickinson, Rene Carrier, James Kerr, and president and chief executive officer Michael McPhie on the board of Curis. Mr. Hallbauer has been appointed chairman.

Mr. Hallbauer is a professional engineer (mining) as well as a long-term member and past president of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and a director and former chairman of the Mining Association of B.C. Mr. Hallbauer is president, chief executive officer and director of Taseko Mines Ltd., the owner of the Gibraltar mine located near Williams Lake, B.C., and a director of Hunter Dickinson.

Mr. Dickinson is an economic geologist who has been actively involved in mineral exploration and mine development for over 40 years. He is chairman of Hunter Dickinson, as well as a director and member of the management team of a number of the public companies associated with Hunter Dickinson. He also serves as a director of the B.C. Mining Museum and a trustee of the B.C. Mineral Resources Education Program.

Mr. Carrier is a businessman who is a past vice-president of Pacific International Securities Inc., where he worked for 10 years until 1991. Since that time he has been president of Euro-American Capital Corp., a private company which specializes in restructuring, administration and raising venture capital funds for junior companies.

Mr. Kerr is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in public practice and is actively involved with audit committees of mining and energy companies, providing advice on accounting and compliance issues based on a risk-management approach.

Mr. McPhie is a senior mining executive with more than 20 years of operational and project development experience. He has served as a director and executive vice-president of Exeter Resource Corp., president and chief executive officer of the Mining Association of B.C., and as a senior director with Natural Resources Canada. Mr. McPhie serves on several private and public boards and is currently chair of the board of governors of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a member of the Arizona Mining Association, a director of the Association for Mineral Exploration B.C. and is co-chair of the Britannia Beach Historical Society.

"It is my pleasure to welcome the three directors who were confirmed by shareholder vote at the meeting in late January. In addition to the seven experienced and accomplished directors who join me on the board, Curis's corporate team consists of Bernard Tan, chief financial officer, Mel Lawson, vice-president of project development, and Xenia Kristos, corporate secretary," said Mr. McPhie.

Mr. Tan is a chartered accountant with bachelor of commerce and MBA degrees and over 10 years of progressive business experience in the area of financial reporting. He has worked with various medium and large Canadian and U.S. public corporations in the areas of accounting, corporate finance and regulatory reporting, and prior to joining Hunter Dickinson in 2005 was an audit manager at KPMG LLP specializing in the technology area. He is currently also chief financial officer for Hunter Dickinson.

Mr. Lawson's career in the mining industry spans more than 40 years and his extensive experience includes mining project development and operations. He holds a BSc in mining engineering and has built his career around mine start-ups. With proven experience in underground and surface operations, project management, and construction, Mr. Lawson has worked on an array of international projects throughout Canada, the United States and New Zealand. He possesses strong operational and technical abilities, with hands-on experience in major project management, feasibility studies, project permitting, contract preparation, project and construction management, project start-up, policy development, and administration.

Ms. Kritsos is an internationally qualified business lawyer experienced in providing advice in mining infrastructure, technology and other sectors. Areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law, competition law, and foreign investment. Ms. Kritsos is also legal counsel for Hunter Dickinson.

Shareholders of the company also approved the appointment of DeVisser Gray LLP as auditor of the corporation, approved the continuance of the company from Ontario to British Columbia, created a class of preference shares and adopted an updated 10-per-cent rolling stock option plan, all as more fully described in the management proxy circular dated Dec. 22, 2010.

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