Toronto, ON, Canada - December 10, 2010, Toronto, ON, Canada - Duluth Metals Limited announced the appointment of Marvin E. Dee as a new CFO as well as the expansion of the company's geological team.
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Mr. Dee, CPA, is a highly experienced Minnesota financial executive well versed in domestic and international finance, treasury and tax, SEC/SOX accounting with a background in an operating multi-plant, multi-national manufacturing TQM environment. Prior to joining Duluth Metals, Mr. Dee was CFO and COO with Spectrum Plastics Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mr. Dee has more than 30 years of experience in Minnesota, previously with Hawkins Inc., Nath Companies, Tricord Systems Inc., Nordic Track Inc., Illbruck/USA Inc., as well as Ernst& Young and McGladrey & Pullen.
Mr. Dee graduated from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Dee will be headquartered in St. Paul. He is replacing the former CFO, John A. Francis, C.A, who is retiring from the Company.
An expanded exploration office has been set up in Duluth, Minnesota which is led by Dean M. Peterson, Senior VP Exploration.
Duluth Metals has also added three geologists to the exploration team managing the Company's expanded exploration program. The new Senior Geologist is Phillip C. Larson, Ph.D. Geology, who was previously with Cliffs Natural Resources in Minnesota from 2007.
His previous experience also includes the Department of Geology, University of Minnesota, Vesterheim Geoscience in Anchorage, Alaska, National Steel Pellet Company in Keewatin, Minnesota, Phelps Dodge Exploration in Spokane, Washington and, Newmont Exploration at Carlin, Nevada. Mr. Larson has published numerous papers on glacial heavy mineral dispersion patterns.
Two other geologists, Gabriel J. Sweet and John V. Gibbons are also joining the geological team in the Duluth office.
Mr. Sweet, who joined the Company in June, 2010 is a graduate from Macalester College, Minnesota and is completing his M.Sc. degree at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay. Mr. Gibbons, who will be joining Duluth Metals in February, 2011 is a graduate of Carleton College in Minnesota and is completing his M.Sc. Geology and Geological Engineering degree at the Colorado School of Mines. ■