Cardero Resource Appoints Guy Gilron as Vice President, Environment
& Community Relations
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Press Release Source: Cardero Resource Corp. On Wednesday July 6,
2011, 8:00 am EDT
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 07/06/11) - Cardero
Resource Corp. (TSX:CDU - News)(AMEX:CDY - News)(Frankfurt:CR5 -
News) ("Cardero" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Mr.
Guy Gilron as Vice President, Environment & Community
Relations, effective July 11, 2011. Mr. Gilron will be responsible
for developing and implementing the Company's environmental and
community relations policies and practices. The immediate focus of
this effort will be overseeing environmental baseline studies,
permitting activities, and community consultations associated with
Cardero's Carbon Creek Metallurgical Coal deposit located in the
Peace River Coal Field of north eastern British Columbia.
"As we shift our strategic focus from exploration to production,
it's critical we have the right team in place to develop the
portfolio of projects we have on the books and in the pipeline. Guy
brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Cardero's management
team and we look forward to taking Carbon Creek forward with Guy on
board," stated Michael Hunter, President of Cardero.
Mr. Gilron was recently the Director, Environmental Science, for
Teck Resources Limited; at Teck, he had primary responsibility for
ecological risk and environmental impact assessments, corporate
biodiversity conservation programs, and dormant properties and
contaminated sites assessment and management. In his capacity at
Teck, and as a member of the Mining Association of BC's Science
Committee, Mr. Gilron has played a key technical role in the
evaluation of environmental issues related to coal mining in the
north east BC Coal Field.
"Today, successful mining projects demonstrate a strong commitment
to sustainability and an ongoing responsibility to both the
environment and the communities in which projects are developed.
Cardero is committed to developing and mining the Carbon Creek
resource in a sustainable way, and I am excited to be joining the
team to lead its environmental and community-focused activities,"
said Mr. Gilron.
Mr. Gilron obtained a M.Sc. degree in Marine Ecology, and a B.Sc.
in Biology and Chemistry, both at the University of Guelph. He is a
Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio) in British Columbia and
is currently a Vice President of the College of Applied Biology.
Mr. Gilron has over 20 years' experience in ecotoxicology and
ecological and human health risk assessment, relating specifically
to effects on both aquatic and terrestrial resources. He has also
played project management and scientific roles in numerous
large-scale environmental monitoring and assessment programs in
aquatic ecosystems, and has been involved in several key
environmental projects involving community and First Nations
issues.
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