…he’s one of Chet Idziszek’s lackeys. Today’s news here, excerpt here:
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Dec 29, 2014) – Astur Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AST)(CDC.F) (“Astur Gold” or the “Company”) announces the appointment of Astur Gold Director Mr. Douglas Turnbull as new Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company effective immediately. He is replacing Cary Pinkowski, who is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and President to pursue other opportunities. The Board of Directors of Astur Gold thank Mr. Pinkowski for his efforts as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Pinkowski will remain on the Board of Directors.“I have great confidence in Doug Turnbull to take over as CEO and President of Astur Gold,” stated Mr. Pinkowski. “He was previously a Director of Astur Gold for several years and is very familiar with the Company and its projects.”Mr. Turnbull stated: “Although the Company faces many challenges in these difficult times culminating in the recent news about Salave, my decision to take on this position is based on my belief that new opportunities can be sought out for the Company. In the meantime, we will wait to review the detailed report of the decision by the Commission for Environmental Affairs of the Principality of Asturias and to address the specific technical concerns expressed by the Cantabrian Hydrographic Confederation that lead to the recent denial of our permit application. Our immediate focus will be to protect our assets in Spain in the interest of our shareholders and our principal Salave financier, RMB Resources Limited.”
Indeed, the people behind Petaquilla (PTQ.to) are perfect for the job of taking a project that’s been refused environmental permits and moving it forward, because unicorns.