Montreal, QC, Canada - February 25, 2013, Montreal, QC, Canada - Alderon Iron Ore Corp., an iron ore exploration and development company, announced that it has appointed Lenard Boggi to the board.
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Mr. Boggio was a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and its predecessor firm Coopers & Lybrand from 1988 until his retirement from PwC in May last year. During that time, he
was Leader of the B.C. Mining Group of PwC, a senior member of PwC’s Global Mining Industry
Practice and an audit practitioner for publicly listed Canadian, U.S. and U.K. mineral resource and energy clients. The scope of his clients' activities included exploration, development and productionstage operations in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Boggio was a Board Member and Vice-Chair of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Commissioner of the Financial Institutions Commission of B.C., a Member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. Technical Forum that advised the B.C. Securities Commission and TSX Venture Exchange on policy and interpretation issues.
Mr. Boggio holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor,
Ontario, he has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and was awarded the Fellow Chartered Accountant designation for distinguished service to the accounting profession and the community. He earned his CPA designation in Illinois and is a Member of the State Boards of Accountancy in Illinois and Washington State. He has also been a Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, earning his ICD.D designation.
Stepping aside from the Alderon Board to allow for the appointment of Mr. Boggio is Bruce Humphrey.
Mr. Humphrey was one of Alderon’s founding directors and he has been instrumental in its
development. He is a mining engineer with more than 30 years experience with such major companies as Inco, Cominco and Noranda. He recently served as Chairman of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. ■