15th Nov 2006 17:26
Sanatana Diamonds Inc15 November 2006 SANATANA DIAMONDS INC. Shares Outstanding: 40,849,651 Trading Symbols: TSX.V: STA; AIM: SAN SANATANA ANNOUNCES BOARD AND MANAGEMENT CHANGES Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Sanatana Diamonds Inc.("Sanatana" or the "Company") wishes to announce the resignations of theChairman, Richard Prickett, the Chief Executive Officer, Glenn Laing, and theNon-Executive Director, Merfyn Roberts, from the Board of Directors and theappointment of Edward Marlow as Chairman, Peter Miles as Chief Executive Officerand President and Buddy Doyle as Director and VP Exploration. Board Changes Richard Prickett, Glenn Laing and Merfyn Roberts have informed the Board ofDirectors that because of other business interests they are resigning asdirectors and officers of Sanatana with immediate effect. They have offeredtheir services to achieve an orderly transition for the new Board and executiveofficers of the Company. Edward Marlow has agreed to accept the position of Non-Executive Chairman of theBoard of Directors. Buddy Doyle, the Company's Vice President of Exploration,has agreed to join the Board of Directors. Harley Hotchkiss remains aNon-Executive Director of the Company. Management Changes Peter Miles, the Company's Executive Vice President, has been appointed ChiefExecutive Officer and President. Mr. Miles will perform his new duties on a fulltime basis from the Company's Vancouver office. About the Company Sanatana Diamonds Inc. is focused on the exploration of its 16-million acreMackenzie Diamond Project located north of Great Bear Lake and approximately 700kilometres northwest of Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Thecompany has been in active exploration of this area since early 2004 and has anagreement with diamond producer Rio Tinto's subsidiary, Kennecott CanadaExploration Inc. Till samples taken from Sanatana's Project have recoveredkimberlite indicator mineral results and exploration continues on a number ofpotential kimberlite targets. To date, eight separate areas have been identifiedby Sanatana that have potential kimberlite targets. Sanatana, headquartered in Vancouver with a Toronto corporate office, is duallisted on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange plc and the TSX VentureExchanges (AIM: SAN, TSX.V: STA). For additional information on the company,please contact Peter Miles, Executive Vice President, at 604-408-6680. For further information about Sanatana, please visit the Sanatana's website at: www.sanatanadiamonds.com Or Contact: E-mail [email protected] Peter MilesExecutive VPE-mail: [email protected] : (604) 408 6680 Fax : (604) 684 9277 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor the London Stock Exchange plc has reviewedthis release and neither accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy ofthis release. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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