MONTREAL, March 10,
2025 /CNW/ - VIOR INC. ("Vior" or the
"Corporation") (TSXV: VIO) (OTCQB: VIORF) (FRA:
VL51) is pleased to announce the appointment of Johan Pool to the Board of Directors (the
"Board") of the Corporation. Pursuant to Vior's Investors
Rights Agreement with the Windfall Mining. Group Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited ("Gold
Fields"), Gold Fields has designated Mr. Pool as its nominee on
the Board.
Mr. Pool is an experienced M&A professional with more than
25 years of experience in cross-border mining and exploration
transactions and corporate strategy. He is currently the Vice
President Corporate Development of Gold Fields. He led the
creation of the 2023 Windfall joint venture with Osisko Mining Inc.
("Osisko Mining") and the subsequent acquisition of Osisko
Mining in 2024. Mr. Pool has also been involved in several key
projects for Gold Fields, including the Cerro Corona acquisition in
Peru, the Salares Norte
acquisition and property consolidation in Chile, and the funding strategy for Salares
Norte construction. He has also led strategic investments and
exploration transactions across Canada, West & East Africa, and South America. In 2016, he was instrumental in
monetizing Gold Fields' global royalty portfolio to Maverix Metals.
Before joining Gold Fields, he worked at a major Johannesburg corporate law firm and a big 4
accounting firm. Mr. Pool holds a GMP from Harvard Business School, a Masters in Tax Law from
the University of Johannesburg,
and a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University
of Stellenbosch.
Mathieu Savard, Vior's President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director, commented: "We are thrilled
to welcome Johan as a new director at Vior. His extensive global
experience and expertise will greatly contribute to the
corporation's ongoing growth plan".
About Vior Inc.
Vior is a junior mineral exploration
corporation based in the province of
Québec, Canada, whose corporate strategy is to
generate, explore, and develop high-quality mineral projects in the
proven and favourable mining jurisdiction of Québec. Through the
years, Vior's management and technical teams have
demonstrated their ability to discover several
gold deposits and many high-quality mineral projects. Vior is
rapidly advancing its flagship Belleterre Gold Project which is a
promising district-scale project that includes Québec's
past-producing high-grade Belleterre gold mine.
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