/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR
DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED
STATES/
TSX Venture Exchange
Trading Symbol: ARC
VANCOUVER, July 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Mr. Zahir Dhanani, President and CEO of Arian,
is pleased to announce that Arian has appointed Mr. John Furlong to its advisory board (the
"Advisory Board"). Mr. Furlong has decades of senior
leadership experience in both the private and public sectors.
Zahir Dhanani,
President and CEO of Arian, comments: "Arian is thrilled to
have attracted and retained the advisory services of a renowned
Canadian leader as Mr. Furlong. We believe that his range of
experiences as a leader in the private and public sectors, in
Canada and abroad, will prove to
be a major asset for Arian as it continues to expand its
exploration activities."
Mr. Furlong is a corporate director and
professional speaker represented by the Twentyten Group, a firm
comprised of former members of the Vancouver Organizing Committee ("VANOC") for
the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Mr. Furlong
served as the Chief Executive Officer of VANOC and led the team
that organized and delivered the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games.
Prior to his appointment to VANOC in 2004, Mr.
Furlong was President and Chief Operating Officer for the
Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation.
Mr. Furlong is also a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee. Mr.
Furlong is the chairman of the "Own the Podium" program and is a
director on a number of major corporate boards, including Whistler
Blackcomb Holdings Inc. He is also the Executive Chair of The
Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Team.
In 2010, Mr. Furlong was named an Officer to the
Order of Canada and also became a
member of the Order of British
Columbia. He has received the Canadian Armed Forces highest
civilian medal. His service to sport and Canada has resulted in numerous additional
forms of recognition, including Canadian of the Year, Canada's Sport Executive of the Year and
Marketer of the Year.
Mr. Furlong has also acquired significant units
offered in the private placement offering announced on April 11, 2013. Each unit is comprised of one
common share and one share purchase warrant at an exercise price of
$0.15 per share for a period of five
years.
When permitted to do so under the terms of
Arian's stock option plan and the policies of the TSX-V, Arian
expects to grant Mr. Furlong an option to acquire significant
additional common shares at an exercise price at the greater of
$0.20 or the market price of Arian's
common shares at the time of grant.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Zahir
Dhanani
President & CEO
About Arian Resources Corp.
Arian Resources Corp. is a junior mineral
exploration company with a focus on the exploration of prospective
gold properties in Albania.
This news release may contain forward-looking
statements including but not limited to comments regarding Arian's
plans for expansion of its exploration activities. Forward-looking
statements address future events and conditions and therefore
involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those currently anticipated in such statements and
Arian undertakes no obligation to update such statements, except as
required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Arian Resources Corp.