The Board of Directors of Lappland Goldminers AB has decided to
convene an extraordinary general meeting on January 27, 2009 at 1:00
pm in Lycksele. A proposal for a change on the Board will be
presented at the meeting, which is a step in preparing the company
for an official stock listing. A group of shareholders representing
more than 35 % of the votes and share capital in the Company are the
ones behind this proposal.
The content of the proposal is to elect Pia Gideon, Lars-Olof Nilsson
and Karl-Åke Johansson into the Board of Directors.
Ulf Ericsson is proposed as the new Chairman. The current Directors
on the Board Torsten Börjemalm and Leif Carlson have requested to no
longer be on the Board, citing age as the reason. The Alternate
Director, Jan-Åke Unée, has requested to be relieved of his duties as
Alternate Director. The proposed remuneration for the Board is SEK
650,000 annually, with SEK 150,000 to the Chairman and 100,000 to
each of the other Directors not employed by the Company.
If the proposal is approved the Board of Directors of Lappland
Goldminers will consist of Ulf Ericsson (also Chairman), Tomas
Björklund, Tony Harwood, Svante Lundbrink, Pia Gideon, Lars-Olof
Nilsson and Karl-Åke Johansson.
Pia Gideon, born 1954, Graduate Economist at Handelshögskolan in
Stockholm. Consultant and partner in Wikman Gideon & Partners and
previously held various management positions within the Ericsson
concern with global responsibility for Marketing and Communication,
most recent position held was Marketing Director for Ericsson North
America. Pia Gideon is a Director of the Board of Cision AB and
Svevia AB.
Lars-Olof Nilsson, born 1962, Graduate Economist at the University of
Umeå. Director on the Board of BE Group AB, International Gold
Exploration IGE AB, IGE Nordic AB and PA Resources AB as well as
consultant to Nordic Capital. Lars-Olof Nilsson has previously been
the Chief of Staff for the Finance and Business development staffs at
the Trelleborg-Group.
Karl-Åke Johansson, born 1946, is the CEO of Lappland Goldminers
since 2001.
Notice for attendance at the extraordinary general meeting is
attached to this press release.
For additional information:
Karl-Åke Johansson, CEO Tomas Björklund, Board Member
Ph. +46 950-275 01, +46 70-625 22 Ph. +46 70-662 35 35
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karl-ake.johansson@lgold.se tomas.bjorklund@lgold.se
Also visit: www.lapplandgoldminers.com
About Mangold Fondkommission: www.mangold.se
Lappland Goldminers AB is an exploration company and a producing
mining company. The company is listed on the market place "First
North" under the name GOLD, with Mangold Fondkommission AB as the
Certified Adviser, as well as on the Norwegian OTC list. Lappland
Goldminers has secured a number of gold deposits along the so-called
Guldlinjen ("The Gold Line") in Västerbotten. The Company's strategy
is to develop a profitable, producing gold company, with centrally
located processing plants in Fäboliden and Blaiken, Sweden, and in
the Haveri area in southern Finland and Pahtavaara in Northern
Finland, supported by ore from one or several mines either through
the Company's own exploration or alternatively through acquisitions.
Lappland Goldminers is a member of SveMin, the trade association for
mines, minerals and metal producers in Sweden (formerly called the
Swedish Mining Association) and follows SveMin's reporting rules for
public mining and exploration companies.
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