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ORBIT GARANT DRILLING ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NICOLE VEILLEUX TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Aug 12, 2020
VAL-D'OR, QC, Aug. 12, 2020 /CNW/ - Orbit Garant Drilling Inc. (TSX: OGD) ("Orbit Garant" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Nicole Veilleux has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Veilleux was also appointed Chair of the Audit Committee and will serve as a member of the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee. With Ms. Veilleux's appointment, Orbit Garant's Board of Directors now has six members.
 
Ms. Veilleux is a Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 30 years of experience in finance, including extensive experience in the Quebec mining sector. She worked at Richmont Mines Inc. for approximately 20 years, where she served in a number of senior finance roles. She was Vice President, Finance of Richmont Mines when it was acquired by Alamos Gold Inc. in 2017. Ms. Veilleux also previously served as an Auditor at KPMG LLP and as a Financial Analyst at Norbord Industries Inc. and le Fonds régional de solidarité de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors, and serves as Chair of the Audit Committee for Abcourt Mines Inc., a junior mining company active in Quebec. She has previously served as a member of the audit and finance committee of the Quebec Mining Association.
 
"We are very pleased to welcome Nicole to our Board," said Jean-Yves Laliberté, Chair of Orbit Garant's Board. "Her financial expertise, along with her extensive mining industry experience, will be of tremendous benefit to Orbit Garant as we focus on strategically growing our business in Canada and international markets."
 
About Orbit Garant
 
Headquartered in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Orbit Garant is one of the largest Canadian-based mineral drilling companies, providing both underground and surface drilling services in Canada and internationally through its 231 drill rigs and more than 1,200 employees. Orbit Garant provides services to major, intermediate and junior mining companies, through each stage of mining exploration, development and production. The Company also provides geotechnical drilling services to mining or mineral exploration companies, engineering and environmental consultant firms, and government agencies. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.orbitgarant.com.
 
For further information:
 
Alain Laplante, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (819) 824-2707 ext. 122; Bruce Wigle, Investor Relations, (647) 496-7856
 

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