Avino reports AGM results and appoints new director
Published by Claire Cuddihy,
Assistant Editor
Global Mining Review,
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (Avino) is pleased to report that at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the company held on 30 May 2019, all resolutions proposed to shareholders were duly passed. 29 931 644 common shares of the company, representing approximately 45.74% of the company's issued and outstanding common shares as at the record date were voted.
Setting the number of directors at four
According to proxies received and a vote conducted by a show of hands, and due to the passing of Michael Baybak, the resolution regarding the setting of the number of Directors at five was reduced to four and passed.
Appointment of new director
Avino is pleased to announce the appointment of Ronald Andrews to its Board of Directors, as an additional director, effective on 30 May.
Andrews is the owner and operator of Andrews Orchards and sells and distributes agricultural chemicals and fertilizers. He is also the President of West Wind Property Inc., which is a property management and holding company. Andrews is on the boards of Bonner Mall and Coral Gold Resources Ltd., and he has served as labor foreman for Kennecott Mining Company, a division of Rio Tinto in the Arctic Circle. Andrews has a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington State University and a Masters in Political Science. He served as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and is retired from the United States Army Reserves.
To view the full AGM results: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avino-reports-voting-results-of-agm-and-appoints-new-director-300859559.html
Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/finance-business/31052019/avino-reports-agm-results-and-appoints-new-director/
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