Royal Road Minerals Limited (CVE:RYR) announced Tuesday that it has appointed Liz Wall to the role of executive director, sustainability.
Wall boasts an impressive resume from her work on projects from over 40 countries around the globe in organizations like Rio Tinto and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation.
A mining engineer by training, Wall’s educational background includes a Masters of Science and Masters of Philosophy from Oxford University and, as a Rhodes Scholar, she studied poverty reduction and environmental management.
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The new executive holds a number of board appointments and works as an advisor to major mining companies through her consulting business, Shared Resources Pty Ltd.
Wall’s appointment comes as Toronto-based Royal Road works on advancing its mineral projects in Colombia and Nicaragua.
"We are very pleased that Liz has agreed to an executive position at Royal Road," said Tim Coughlin, Royal Road's CEO, in a statement.
In her previous role as director, Liz maintained "crucial oversight" of the company's policies relating to its sustainability commitments in both Colombia and Nicaragua, Coughlin told shareholders.
"Now, as our projects advance to the resource stage and in anticipation of accelerated exploration activity throughout our extensive land package, we are excited to have Liz more involved in the management and direction of the company's social and environmental initiatives."
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