Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 12, 2014) - CanAm Coal Corp. (TSXV: COE) ("CanAm" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Eric Hallmark as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Hallmark is currently the controller of the Company's Alabama subsidiaries and has, over the last couple of months, taken on an expanded role within the organization. Mr. Hallmark formally joined the Company in 2011 and has worked with the Company's main subsidiaries since 2000. He will continue to be based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Eric joined the Company in 2011 after a 23 year career in public accounting. He is a graduate from the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy. In the twenty years prior to starting his own practice, he was a senior manager with one of Alabama's top ten accounting firms and prior to this was a manager with an international accounting firm. His experience includes working with partnerships, LLCs, S corporations and closely-held corporations in the mining, architectural, construction and manufacturing industries and serviced Birmingham Coal & Coke Co., Inc. for over ten years prior to joining the team.
"Eric's deep understanding of our coal operations, his significant expertise and experience in all matters of finance, accounting, regulatory reporting and financing and his proximity to our coal operations, makes Eric the ideal choice as the Company's Chief Financial Officer" commented Jos De Smedt, CEO of CanAm. "We are excited to have Eric join our executive team".
For Further Information:
CanAm Corporate Office:
Jos
De Smedt, CEO
Tel: 403.262.3797
Toll Free: 1.877.262.5888
Email:
jdesmedt@canamcoal.com
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