VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 1, 2012) - Rokmaster Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:RKR) ("Rokmaster" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Messrs. Larry Okada and Feisal Somji to the Board of Directors of Rokmaster.
Mr. Okada is a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia and Alberta as well as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Washington, USA. Mr. Okada has been in public practice with Deloitte and Touche, his own firm and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP over the past 35 years. Mr. Okada currently acts as an officer and director of several public companies and sits on the discipline committee with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.
Mr. Somji has 20 years of experience in mineral exploration and development. His experience ranges from grassroots exploration to mine development. Mr. Somji has acted as an officer and director of several public companies involved in diamond, gold, silver, copper, base metal and platinum assets in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Philippines, Peru and Africa. Most recently, Mr. Somji was the founder and President and CEO of Rio Alto Mining Ltd. Mr. Somji provides expertise in areas of corporate finance and governance where he has raised over $125 million and helped several projects go public on the Canadian exchange. Mr. Somji has a B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Queens University.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of ROKMASTER RESOURCES CORP.
John Mirko, President & Chief Executive Officer
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Contact Information:
John Mirko
President and Chief Executive Officer
604.632.9602
604.689.0288 (FAX)