Mr. Vernon Baker reports
JAGUAR MINING STRENGTHENS ITS BOARD WITH APPOINTMENT OF CEO VERNON BAKER AS A NEW DIRECTOR
Jaguar Mining Inc. has appointed Vernon Baker, its chief executive officer, to the company's board of directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Baker was appointed chief executive officer of Jaguar on Aug. 6, 2019, following an extensive search conducted by the company. With today's appointment of Mr. Baker as a director, the board now consists of eight members, six of whom are independent. Jeff Kennedy, chairman, commented that after over four years as chief executive officer, Mr. Bakers's additional contributions as a member of the board will be valuable.
Mr. Baker's appointment as a director of the company shall be until the next annual general meeting of the company's shareholders, when his continuation as a director shall be subject to nomination and election by the company's shareholders.
Biography of Mr. Baker
Mr. Baker has 40 years of mining industry experience. He has extensive management and operations expertise at globally focused mid-tier and senior mining companies. Prior to joining Jaguar, Mr. Baker was general manager at Goldcorp's Cerro Negro mine in Argentina, overseeing 3,000 tonnes per day of high-grade production and implementing programs to reduce costs, grow production and development, and leading strong safety improvement to achieve an AIFR (all injury frequency rate) of 0.28 in 2017. Previously, Mr. Baker held management and senior leadership roles with various mining companies, including president at Duluth Metals Ltd., vice-president of operations at FNX Mining, general manager at Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc., and general manager of Hemlo Operations, a joint venture of Teck Cominco and Barrick Gold.
About Jaguar Mining Inc.
Jaguar Mining is a Canadian-listed junior gold mining, development and exploration company operating in Brazil with three gold mining complexes, and a large land package with significant upside exploration potential from mineral claims. The company's principal operating assets are located in the Iron Quadrangle, a prolific greenstone belt in the state of Minas Gerais, and include the Turmalina gold mine complex and Caete mining complex (Pilar and Roca Grande mines, and Caete plant). The company also owns the Paciencia gold mine complex, which has been on care and maintenance since 2012. The Roca Grande mine has been on temporary care and maintenance since April, 2019.
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