SANTIAGO, Chile, June 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southern Energy Company, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SOCI), a publicly traded resource exploration company, is pleased to announce that Mr. Roberto Partarrieu has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.
From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Partarrieu worked for Yorkton Securities as the Business Development Manager for Latin and South America. From 1994 to 1998, he was the General Manager for Minera Fremont Gold, and was responsible for acquiring 10 mining prospects and managing a multimillion dollar exploration program. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Partarrieu was the founding partner of Cape S.A., a Chile-based engineering service firm that has represented US companies such as General Electric and Argo International in Chile and Peru. From 2004 to 2007, he was the founding partner of Faro S.A., a private Chilean firm engaged in the negotiation and acquisition of mineral exploration properties, where he successfully negotiated and concluded multimillion dollar option agreements with North American mining exploration companies. From 2007 to present, Mr. Partarrieu has been working as the Senior Development Officer for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation, based in Dearborn, Michigan. Mr. Partarrieu has a B.A. and M.A. from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and has completed PhD coursework in Economics at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Mr. Partarrieu is fluent in English, Spanish and French.
About Southern Energy Company, Inc.
Southern Energy Company, Inc. is a publicly traded resource exploration company. From 2007 to the present the company has been active in seeking out resource opportunities in North and South America to explore, develop, and produce. The Company is currently focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of coal, gold, copper and silver properties throughout South America. Currently, Southern Energy owns the Catalina Silver and Gold Property northwest of Santiago, Chile, and the two Lota Bay Coal Concessions in Lota, Chile. The Company has entered into a joint venture agreement on the Condoryacu Gold, Copper and Silver Property located in Salta Province, Argentina.
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