Veris Gold Corp. fills two key positions

Veris Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the appointments of Robert L. Chapman as president of the company and Joanne C. Jobin as vice-president, investor relations, effective April 23, 2013.

Chapman, an accomplished financial and business development executive, brings 32 years of mining experience with some of the world’s leading natural resource and engineering companies to Veris Gold. In his role as president he will lead the corporate management team and assist with the company’s business development strategy while also leading the company’s Elko, Nevada-based mining and production teams at the gold-producing property Jerritt Canyon.

Francois Marland, executive chairman at Veris Gold, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Chapman to our senior leadership team and look forward to working together with him to grow our operations at Jerritt Canyon. We believe his extensive background in mining and finance in Nevada will be an invaluable asset to this growth and he will lead significant improvements at Jerritt Canyon.”

Jobin brings over 25 years of investor relations experience to Veris Gold. She began her career in the fledgling investor relations industry in 1987 with Barrick Gold, where she worked to develop its early IR and marketing programs. Since then she has worked in the natural resources sector and managed the investor relations, corporate affairs and communications programs for a number of publicly traded companies, including J.P. Morgan & Co. (Canada), Canadian Tire Corporation, HEPCOE Credit Union, IAMGOLD Corporation, Noront Resources and Excellon Resources. Jobin also co-founded The FIRM and founded IR.INC, international investor relations marketing companies focused on the natural resource sectors.