Robex Appoints New VP Finances/CFO
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 04/05/13 -- Robex inc. (TSX VENTURE: RBX)(FRANKFURT: RB4) is pleased to announce first of all the appointment by interim of Mr. Augustin Rousselet as VP-Finance / CFO and responsible for all financial activities of the company.
Mr. Rousselet has originally followed a school curriculum in sciences with a Master degree from Nancy University as a Mechanical Engineer in 1988 and a diploma as Engineer in Electronics in 1989 at Essem (Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Electricite et Mecanique de Nancy). He completed his studies with a nine month stage at BATH University in the UK.
After a three year stay with a cement plant ( Formation in Statistical Process Control), Augustin Rousselet decided to create its first enterprise in 1992. Founder CEO of ARCIM, MLB Conseil, MLB Immobilier, PASEOSOFT and ABAQUE companies, involved in various domain; Mr. Rousselet built a strong expertise as an entrepreneur with financial skills.
After raising funds for PASEOSOFT in 2001 (Sold in 2012), he has since 2005, acted as CFO of the iEurop company where he raised $6. M in 2007. In 2008 he became a financial and scientific advisor and consultant to a group of 20 companies helping raise $10. M over the last three years . In parallel since 2011, Augustin Rousselet has acted as CFO and scientific advisor for the FAIRCHILD Investment Fund held by Groupe Cohen who recently invested in Robex on last December 18th. There he is responsible for due diligence of scientific and financial aspects for the fund' investments, financial audits and control on the participation of the Fund. He acts also as strategic consultant, advising or participating with management in major decisions (Investments, restructuration, separation, fiscal control, legal matters).
"Presently in Bamako, I visited the construction site and met the team in place, which has allowed me to associate my passion for technical matters and the financial perspectives of Robex. In such an atypical context, I realized that the combined experience of the team as close collaborators ensures that this investment is being realized according to the best practices in Occident. This allows a first rate follow-up and a first class financial engineering of the project: satisfying a CFO to join this project. Robex is equipped to realize a great industrial and financial adventure but mostly a human one" declared Mr. Rousselet.
Resignation of Mr. Marc Boisjoli
Mr. Marc Boisjoli has decided to leave Robex to pursue other interests. The members of the board and management of Robex wishes to thank him for his work within the company and wishes him the best in his future projects.
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Contacts:
Investor relations
Andre Gagne
President and CEO
418-527-5023
a.gagne@robexgold.com
Skype: andregagne11