VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Grenville Gold Corporation ("Grenville" or "the Company") (TSX-V:GVG) (Other OTC:GVLGF) (Frankfurt:F9I) (ISIN CA 3977181070/WKN:A0KELU) announces the appointment of Melvin Rokosh as the Chief Financial Officer. Grenville has received and accepted the resignation of Steven Brown, CFO and Director from Management and the Board.
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3964
Mr. Rokosh is a certified management accountant (CMA) who has held various positions including chief financial officer, vice-president, business development, and director, with both public and private sector companies. He brings over 30 years of business experience in finance, administration, planning and development. The management team currently consists of CEO A. Paul Gill, Corporate Secretary Stacy Broadoway and Chairman & VP Business Development Len De Melt.
"Grenville Gold has a vision for the future of the company and the experienced and reliable management team we have now is crucial for road ahead," stated Mr. De Melt, Chairman. "We expect a brisk pace of corporate growth for Grenville in the next few years and are prepared for it."
CEO Clips, a series of two minute corporate profiles on Canadian companies, will feature Grenville Gold on the Biography Channel beginning July 23 until August 13th throughout the day and evening. The corporate profile highlights Grenville's development strategy outlined by A. Paul Gill, CEO.
Mr. Gill has been the CEO of Grenville since November, 2006 and is tasked with guiding the transformation of Grenville from a diamond exploration company in Canada to a Silver and Copper mine developer in Peru. Mr. Gill has served as V.P. Business Development with Norsemont Mining (TSX:NOM), and as President & CEO, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of it's precursor Consolidated Norsemont Ventures, which was his first foray in the mining field. Mr. Gill's was previously an independent management consultant focused on re-structuring private businesses and an Advisor on Health and Safety matters with government. In 2006, Mr. Gill was also appointed CFO and Director of Lomiko Resources (TSX-V:LMR.H), a company currently under development.
The video is also available on the Grenville website and will be featured on Stockhouse and Yahoo Finance:
http://www.grenvillegoldcorp.com/Corporate/LatestMediaCoverage/tabid/72/Default.aspx
About The Biography Channel:
"Over Half of Canadians in digital households watch The Biography Channel," Roper Report 2005. The Biography Channel finished #1 in awareness, viewership and importance to the enjoyment of cable in the latest Beta Research Subscriber study of digital cable subscribers and can currently be viewed in 800,000 Canadian homes.
About Grenville Gold Corporation
Grenville Gold www.grenvillegoldcorp.com is a junior resource company seeking prospective properties in Peru and Ecuador. The company has three subsidiaries: 90% owned Inversiones Mineras Alexander S.A.C. in Peru, which owns the Silveria Property, Espanola Property and the Chorobal Property; Minera MineGreville S.A. in Ecuador, which owns 100% of the approximately 56,250 Ha Rio de Oro Project and has an option to acquire the La Tigrera Project; and Parkman Diamond Corp. in Ontario, Canada, which owns the Parkman Diamond Prospect. Grenville Gold plans to leverage the experience of its Board and Management in exploration and mining to develop its growth strategy in North and South America.
The Grenville Gold Corp. logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3048
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Tom Thomsen" Investor Relations
We Seek Safe Harbour
The TSX-Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time with the TSX Venture Exchange, the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission, and the Alberta Securities Commission.
Photo is also available at NewsCom, www.newscom.com, and via AP PhotoExpress.
