Edmonton, AB Canada - June 11, 2012, Edmonton, AB Canada - Altiplano Minerals Ltd., a copper-gold-moly exploration company, announced the appointment of the top executives of the company.
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Brian Budd was appointed the chief executive officer and director, Peter Kleespies was appointed as president and director, and Grant Hagen was appointed as chief financial officer of the company.
Mr. Budd has served with North Country Gold Corp. as a Director, Corporate Secretary and VP of Corporate Development, and has played an integral role in the company's financing, public relations and corporate development activities since 2009. In addition, Mr. Budd currently serves as Director for Graphite One Resources Inc., and as VP of Corporate Development for Brilliant Resources.
Mr. Budd has an extensive management and corporate development background with over 25 years of entrepreneurial and leadership experience in the resource and high tech industries.
Mr. Kleespies is a professional geologist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) and has 22 years’ experience in exploration geology for both precious and base metals in the Americas and Australia.
Mr. Kleespies is currently the VP Exploration for North Country Gold Corp. and serves as a Director on the boards of Graphite One Resources Inc. and Brilliant Resources Inc. His prior experience includes BHP Minerals Canada Limited, Metallica Resources Inc. and Miramar Mining Corporation on a broad range of exploration projects including the High Lake and Hope Bay Greenstone Belts in the Slave Province, Archean - Proterozoic aged greenstones in Canada, Venezuela, and Australia.
Mr. Kleespies holds a Bachelor of Science (Hon. Geology) and Master of Science (Geology) from the University of Alberta.
Mr. Hagen has 37 years of diverse accounting experience in the delivery of financial management and reporting for various domestic and international companies, either in or serving resource industries. Mr. Hagen is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. ■