 | | | November 16, 2009
Appointment of New Director
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| | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. ("NTC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kurt Heikkila to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Heikkila, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota is currently President of Wild River Consulting Group, the founder and President of Tundra Companies and is one of the three Governors of Tungsten Diversified Industries LLC. Mr. Heikkila attended Concordia College earning his BA in Physics and Chemistry and received his M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota.
In 1986 Mr. Heikkila was with EI DuPont du Nemours & Co. as Department Head of their Electronic Chemicals Division. By 1988 Mr. Heikkila founded Aspen Research Corporation serving as President and Chairman until 1997 when Aspen was acquired by Anderson Corp. where Mr. Heikkila became Senior Vice President of Technology and Business Development.
In 2003, Mr Heikkila founded the Tundra Group of Companies, dedicated to the development of new composites for lead replacement most of which utilize Tungsten as the primary material.
In addition to his distinguished business career, Mr. Heikkila has personally received 42 patents, the majority of which relate to new composite materials.
The Company is extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Heikkila to the Board and is certain that it will benefit from his extensive business and scientific experience.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Stephen M. Leahy"
Stephen M. Leahy
Chairman & CEO
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term as defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Cautionary Note: The Company relies upon litigation protection for "forward looking" statements.
INVESTOR CONTACT:
info@natungsten.com,
Tel: +1.604.684.5300
Fax: +1.604.684.2992 |
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