Empress Royalty Corp (TSX-V:EMPR, OTCQB:EMPYF) said it has appointed experienced financial executive Janet Meiklejohn as its new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Dan O'Brien.
Meiklejohn has more than 25 years' experience in corporate finance and institutional equity sales and most recently, was finance chief and member of the executive leadership team for several high-growth public and private companies.
"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Janet to the Empress team as Chief Financial Officer," said Alexandra Woodyer Sherron, the CEO of Empress Royalty, in a statement.
"Her appointment is an excellent addition to the executive team, which will further drive the execution of Empress' business strategy and rapid growth plans. I look forward to working closely with her and the rest of our team as we take Empress to the next level," she added.
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As an institutional equity sales vice-president (VP) with Canadian investment banks, including Desjardins Securities, National Bank, Salman Partners, and Macquarie Capital, Meiklejohn has an established network of institutional investors in the mining sector.
"She brings further expertise in financial reporting, strategy, valuation, governance, and capital markets to Empress," the company said.
Also in the statement, the firm said the management and board would like to thank O'Brien for his "dedication and support" of the company.
Empress is a gold and silver royalty and streaming firm focused on providing investors with a diversified portfolio. Since listing in December 2020, it has built a portfolio of 17 precious metal investments.
It continues to actively invest in mining companies with development and production stage projects that require additional non-dilutive capital. Empress also has strategic partnerships with both Endeavour Financial and Terra Capital (AIM:TCA).
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