Starfield Announces Appointment of Philip Martin As Interim President & CEO
29.11.2011 | CNW
Donald Shaxon named Corporate Development ManagerTORONTO, Nov. 29, 2011 /CNW/ - Starfield Resources Inc. ('Starfield', 'the Company') today announced Philip S. Martin (B.Sc.Eng., MBA, P.Eng.) has been appointed President and CEO on an interim basis. Mr. Martin is on the Board of Directors of Starfield and has served as a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Martin is a Professional Engineer with an MBA from Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK, and has extensive experience in finance and investment. He has worked with Toronto Dominion Bank (corporate banking), Gordon Capital Corporation (equity analysis and investment banking) and First Associates Investment Inc. (investment banking). He is currently a director of several mining and exploration companies listed in Canada and acts as a mining finance consultant.
In addition, Starfield is also pleased to announce the appointment of Donald Shaxon as Corporate Development Manager. Mr. Shaxon is a valuable addition to the team, and will be responsible for Starfield's shareholder and media communications, as well as assisting Mr. Martin in marketing activities planned for the Company. Mr. Shaxon has almost 20 years of experience in the fields of public relations, corporate communications and venture capital, particularly within the mining industry.
About Starfield
Starfield Resources Inc. is an advanced exploration and development stage company. The Company's primary asset is its Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum-palladium property in Nunavut, Canada. Additional assets include a nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE-chrome project in the Stillwater district of Montana with historic copper, nickel, chromite resources (non 43-101 and not to be relied on); the Superior Mine Project formerly referred to as the Moonlight copper project in California with two significant copper prospects, one of which has a historical copper resource; and one gold property in Nevada that is under option to another company.
Starfield has also funded the development of an innovative, environmentally friendly and energy efficient hydrometallurgical flow sheet to recover metals from massive sulphides.
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CONTACT:
Starfield Resources Inc.
Philip S. Martin, President and CEO
416-860-0400 ext. 222
pmartin@starfieldres.com
Greg Van Staveren, Chief Financial Officer
416-860-0400 ext. 223
gvanstaveren@starfieldres.com
Don Shaxon, Investor Relations
416-860-0400
dshaxon@starfieldres.com
www.starfieldres.com