VANCOUVER, BC, April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - Galiano Gold Inc.
("Galiano" or the "Company") (TSX: GAU) (NYSE American:
GAU) announces the upcoming retirement of Dr. Michael Price from its Board of Directors. Dr.
Price is a mining finance consultant and advisor and has served on
the Galiano Board since 2014. During his tenure, he has served on
the Audit Committee, Compensation, Governance and Nominating
Committee, and Sustainability Committee. Dr. Price will not be
standing for re-election at the 2024 AGM on June 13, 2024.
"I would like to thank Michael for his outstanding service and
commitment to Galiano over the many years," said Matt Badylak, Galiano's President and Chief
Executive Officer. "He has made tremendous contributions to the
shareholders and management of Galiano and his guidance has been a
key factor in our growth. We wish him all the best as he retires
from our Board."
Galiano is also pleased to announce that Mr. Navin Dyal and Dr. Moira
Smith will be appointed to the Board effective May 3, 2024.
Mr. Navin Dyal is currently the
Chief Financial Officer of Dundee Precious Metals Inc., and has
over 20 years of finance and public company experience. Mr. Dyal is
an accomplished senior executive with a track record of success in
financial and strategic leadership, capital funding and mergers and
acquisitions. Prior to Dundee Precious Metals, Mr. Dyal was the
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Teranga Gold
Corporation for nine years prior to its acquisition by Endeavour
Mining Corporation. He spent seven years with Barrick Gold
Corporation in progressively senior finance positions and was an
auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier in his career. Mr. Dyal
is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and
holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto.
Dr. Moira Smith, P. Geo., has
over 30 years of expansive industry experience. Dr. Smith has held
key positions from Vice President, Exploration and Geoscience with
Liberty Gold, Chief Geologist,
Nevada for Fronteer Gold and
Senior Geologist and U.S. Exploration Manager with Teck. She has
held board or executive positions with many industry associations
and is a past President of the Society of Economic Geologists and
recent winner of the Colin Spence award from the Association for
Mineral Exploration of B.C. Dr. Smith received her Ph.D., Geology,
from the University of Arizona and is a
member in good standing with numerous professional organizations.
Dr. Smith is also a director of Discovery Metals Corp.
"We are pleased to welcome both Navin and Moira to our Board,"
continued Badylak. "Our management team and the other Board members
look forward to working closely with both of them, leveraging their
industry experience and expertise, as we work together to continue
to execute on our long term business strategy of growth and value
creation."
About Galiano Gold
Inc.
Galiano is focused on creating a sustainable business capable of
value creation for all stakeholders through production, exploration
and disciplined deployment of its financial resources. The Company
owns the Asanko Gold Mine, which is located in Ghana, West
Africa. Galiano is committed to the highest standards for
environmental management, social responsibility, and the health and
safety of its employees and neighbouring communities. For more
information, please visit www.galianogold.com.
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