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Athabasca Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Edmonton, Alberta - Athabasca Minerals Inc. (ABM-TSX.V) ("Athabasca" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Don Hruba, MBA, CA, CMA, CPA as the Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) subject to approval of the TSX Venture. Mr. Hruba is a chartered accountant with more than 30 years experience in the accounting profession and is a member of the Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Society of Management Accountants of Alberta and the Washington State Board of Accountancy.
Mr. Hruba brings extensive management, accounting and financial leadership to the Company. His previous experience includes a variety of roles in private industry. He most recently served as Vice President, Finance & Administration for a large Canadian publishing and distributing company. Further experience was gained in oil company construction accounting and from several years within the public accounting industry.
"As a public company, we are delighted to welcome Don to our management team. With his appointment, we are in an even stronger position to deliver on our objective of becoming a leader in the aggregates industry in Alberta," said Dom Kriangkum, President and CEO of Athabasca. "He will help guide us through regulatory filings, raising funds, financial reporting, record keeping and management of financial risks as the Company enters a growth period reflected in the operation of additional potential aggregate operations in Northern Alberta."
About Athabasca
Athabasca is a resource company involved in the management, exploration and development of aggregate projects in Canada. These activities include contracts works, aggregate pit management, new aggregate development and acquisitions of sand and gravel operations. The Company also has industrial mineral land holdings in the vicinity of Fort McMurray and Peace River, Alberta. The Company's aim is to find and develop local sources of industrial minerals essential to the economic development of specific high growth regions.
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