- Wildcat Resources (WC8) has appointed Sam Ekins as Chief Executive Officer, effective from May 2021
- Sam Ekins comes with 15 years of experience as an economic geologist, particularly in technical and leadership roles
- The appointment comes with a salary of $210,000 per annum plus superannuation and six million unlisted incentive options
- Ekins will focus on the Mt Adrah Gold Project in NSW and the Bolt Cutter Gold Project in WA
- Wildcat Resources is up 4 per cent, trading at 2.6 cents
Wildcat Resources (WC8) has appointed Sam Ekins as Chief Executive Officer, effective from May 2021, to advance its two gold projects.
The appointment comes with a yearly salary of $210,000 plus superannuation, as well as three million unlisted options exercisable at $0.05 and three million unlisted options exercisable at $0.075 as incentives.
Sam Ekins has over 15 years of experience as an economic geologist, particularly in technical and leadership roles. Ekins previously held the role of Senior Geologist at Gold Fields’ St Ives Mine in Kambalda, WA, before working for Evolution Mining as Superintendent of Exploration at the Mungari Operations in Kalgoorlie, WA.
“Our objective was to find a high calibre technical executive that was experienced in the sciences of discovery. We are confident we have found the right person to work within the team, and drive exploration. Mr Ekins is very well respected by his peers within the industry, and I look forward to working with him to build a business of significant value,’ said Executive Director Matthew Banks.
Ekins will focus on Wildcat’s two projects, the Mt Adrah Gold Project in the Lachlan Ford Belt in NSW, and the Bolt Cutter Gold Project in Mallina Province in WA.
Tom Bahen has also advised the Board of his decision to resign as a Non-Executive Director due to his commitments to a senior role with a leading global equity market brokerage firm. He will also step away from his role of Joint Company Secretary.
Wildcat Resources is up 4 per cent, trading at 2.6 cents at 1:45 pm AEDT.