HNDI News Handeni Gold Appoints New Board Member
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HNDI News Handeni Gold Appoints New Board Member
2012-04-17 09:04 ET - News Release
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/17/12
Handeni Gold Inc. (the "Company" or "Handeni Gold") (OTCBB:HNDI). HNDI is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Naiko to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective on April 16, 2012.
Mr. Naiko currently serves as the managing director of Stesta Consulting, a firm focusing on among other things, mining advisory services. Mr. Naiko is a qualified mining and metallurgical engineer and a professional member of the American Society of Mining Engineers and Metallurgists. In 2011, Mr. Naiko retired after five years as Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzanian Investment Centre. Mr. Naiko's extensive experience during the course of his career includes serving in the following positions: Vice President, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA); board member, Tanzania State Mining Corporation; board member, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation; board member, Bank of Africa; board member, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation; board member, Maganga-Mtatitu Iron Project; and board member, University of Dar-es-Salaam Investment Committee.
Mr. Naiko graduated from the Haileybury School of Mines (Canada) and Colorado School of Mines (USA). He also holds investment educational certificates from the Centre for Applied Studies on International Negotiations (Switzerland), Nanning Technological University (Singapore) and the Hans Seidel Foundation (Germany