Magnolia Announces Appointment of Neil Said to Its Board of Directors


TORONTO, March 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magnolia Colombia Limited (“Magnolia” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MCO) is pleased to welcome Neil Said to its board of directors effective immediately.   

Mr. Said is a corporate securities lawyer who works as a legal consultant to various Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange listed companies in the mining, oil & gas and technology industries. He also sits on the board of directors of various public and private companies.  Mr. Said previously worked as a securities lawyer at a large Toronto corporate law firm, where he worked on a variety of corporate and commercial transactions.  Mr. Said obtained a Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto and he received a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) with a minor in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.

The appointment of Mr. Said follows the resignation of Fred Leigh as a director of the Company.

The management and board of Magnolia would like to thank Mr. Leigh for his service and the contributions he has made to the Company and wish him well in the future.

The Company also announces that it has granted 200,000 stock options to Chris Eben who was appointed to the board of directors on November 13, 2018. The options vest immediately, have an exercise price of $0.10 and expire five years from the date of grant.  The grant of options remains subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. 

About Magnolia Colombia Limited:

Magnolia Colombia Limited is a Canadian independent oil exploration company.

For further information, please contact:

James Lanthier, President & CEO
Email: james.lanthier1@gmail.com    

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