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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On February 8, 2021 Gold Resource Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Ron Little, P.Eng to the board of directors, as an independent director, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Bill Conrad effective January 15, 2021.
Mr. Little is expected to be appointed to one or more Board committees, which assignments will be determined at the next meeting of the Board. As is the practice of the Company, Mr. Little will receive a monthly cash retainer fee, which is subject to adjustment for among other things, committee membership and leadership, and is eligible for long-term equity incentive awards as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Mr. Little is an engineer, geologist and entrepreneur who has developed mining projects in Canada, South America and Africa. He was the founder and CEO of Orezone Resources and Orezone Gold Corporation (TSXV: ORE) for over 20 years and built one of the most successful exploration ad mine development track records in Burkina Faso. He is and has been a director and advisor to other public companies and not for profit entities. Mr. Little is a Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Geological) from Queen’s University in Kingston and is also a designated graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D). Ron is currently the President & CEO of Wolfden Resources (TSXV: WLF).
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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The following exhibit is furnished with this report:
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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GOLD RESOURCE CORPORATION |
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| Date: February 11, 2021 | By: | /s/ Allen J. Palmiere |
| Name: | Allen J. Palmiere | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |