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- Peak Minerals (PUA) has appointed Jennifer Neild as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 30 2021
- Ms Neild brings more than 15 years’ experience in mineral exploration and has worked for HiSeis, Xstrata Nickel and Newmont Australia
- Chairman Robert Boston says Ms Neild will complement the executive and exploration team as it focuses on its copper exploration portfolio
- Company shares ended the day trading flat at 2 cents
Peak Minerals (PUA) has appointed Jennifer Neild as Chief Executive Officer.
Ms Nield brings more than 15 years’ experience in mineral exploration across a range of commodities and jurisdictions.
Most recently, Ms Neild was General Manager of Interpretation and Principal Geologist at HiSeis. Prior to this, she held positions at Xstrata Nickel and Newmont Australia.
Ms Neild has an honours degree in geology from Laurentian University in Canada and a masters degree in exploration geophysics from Curtin University in Western Australia.
Chairman Robert Boston said Ms Neild would complement the current executive and exploration team as it focused on developing its copper exploration portfolio.
“Jennifer has a wealth of technical and practical experience in greenfields exploration in a range of settings with a strong exposure to copper exploration both from geological and geophysics, with a strong focus on target generation, geological modelling, structural geology and project development,” Mr Boston said.
Jennifer Neild welcomed her appointment. “The role provides the opportunity to continue to build and validate the existing geological model’s success within the emerging new copper province,” she said.
Ms Neild will officially step into the role on August 30 2021.
Company shares ended the day trading flat at 2 cents.
