Takara's Annual and General Meeting of Shareholders
June 12, 2012 - 04:45:29 PM
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 12, 2012) -
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Takara Resources Inc. ("Takara" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TKK) announces the mailing of its management information circular in respect of its upcoming shareholders meeting to be held on June 29, 2012 at 9:30 am at the Company's offices in Toronto. A new slate of directors is being proposed, namely, Dr. Suresh Narine, Mr. Stephen McIntyre, and Mr. Chris Irwin, in addition to the re-election of Ms. Jennifer Boyle, and recently appointed Mr. John Cullen, and Mr. James (Jim) Fairbairn.
Originally from Guyana, Professor Suresh Narine was named (in 2011) as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Leaders. Among other accomplishments, Dr. Narine has an expansive academic career that includes numerous awards including the "Growing Alberta Leadership Award for Innovation" (2005), the Guyana/Canada Special Achievement Award (2007), and an award from the Guyana Government for his contributions to Science and Technology in Canada and for his contributions in this field towards the development of Guyana (2011). In 2005, Professor Narine accepted a presidential appointment as the Director of Guyana's Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST), a role which he maintains, together with his academic appointment as Senior Professor at Trent University, his alma mater, in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and as Director of the Trent Centre for Biomaterials Research. Additional, Professor Narine is currently the Ontario Research Chair in Green Chemistry and Engineering and the NSERC/GFO/ERS Senior Research Chair in Lipid Derived Biomaterials.
Mr. Stephen McIntyre is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc., a company that is the subject of a recent offer by IAMGOLD Corporation to purchase its outstanding shares in consideration for $3.30 per share in cash. Mr. McIntyre has more than 30 years of experience in the mining and mineral exploration business, including over 10 years with Noranda Mines Ltd. and 20 years as an officer and director of several junior mineral exploration companies.
Mr. Irwin is a partner with Irwin Lowy LLP, a law firm that provides legal services primarily to natural resource issuers. Mr. Irwin serves as a director and/or officer of several public companies including Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc., Laramide Resources Ltd., and Roscan Minerals Corporation. He holds a Masters of Laws (Osgoode), a Bachelor of Laws (University of New Brunswick) and a Bachelor of Arts (Bishop's University). He has been a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1996.
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