Royal Road Minerals (CVE:RYR) has appointed Rebecca Hudson as chief financial officer.
She takes over from Sol Thacker, who has resigned from the board.
Hudson is a chartered professional accountant and an experienced chief financial officer in the mineral exploration sector with over 17 years of experience in finance, accounting and reporting roles at various levels of senior management.
She is currently (and will continue as) the chief financial officer of Wabi Exploration, Hornby Bay Mineral Exploration and Claim Post Resources.
“I am very pleased to welcome Rebecca to the Royal Road Minerals team and look forward to working with her as we take the company through its next phase of development,” said Dr Tim Coughlin, president and chief executive of Royal Road.
“Rebecca’s successful track record of overseeing the finance function for a number of companies in the mining industry is expected to be a great asset and her fluency in Spanish will assist the company as it pursues exciting new opportunities in Colombia.”
Dr Coughlin also paid tribute to Sol Thacker, saying he was fundamental in coordinating financial aspects of the Turkish operations and the company’s joint ventures there.