Appointment of Australian Co.

RNS Number : 8160W

Thor Mining PLC

26 November 2010

 

THOR MINING PLC

Appointment of Australian Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: 26 November 2010

The Directors of Thor Mining PLC ("Thor" or the "Company") (AIM, ASX: THR) the exploration company focussed on gold and base metal projects and advancing tungsten-molybdenum projects in the Northern Territory of Australia, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Allan Burchard as Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Thor.

Mr Burchard replaces Mr Laurie Ackroyd who will be resigning in the near future to devote his full attention to the business of Western Desert Resources Limited.

Commenting on the departure of Mr Ackroyd, Mick Billing, Executive Chairman said: "Laurie has provided tremendous service during a challenging period for the Company and we wish him well for the future".

Mr Burchard is a chartered accountant with 40 years accounting experience including 20 years as an audit partner in international accounting and advisory firm, KPMG, in Australia and Kazakhstan where his experience included clients involved in the mining and oil industries.

More recently, he has been providing accounting and advisory services to a range of privately owned companies, not for profit organisations and government departments in South Australia

Full name:  Allan Charles Burchard, aged 59

Current Directorships ES Wigg & Son Pty Ltd Employ SA Inc.

Former Directorships Nil

There are no further details to be disclosed under rule 17 schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules in relation to Allan Chales Burchard.

Enquiries:

Mick Billing	[phone]	Thor Mining PLC	Executive Chairman
Allan Burchard	[phone]	Thor Mining PLC	CFO/Company Secretary
John Simpson	[phone]	Daniel Stewart & Co. plc	Nominated Adviser

Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email.

 

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