{"id":1136481,"date":"2019-09-04T17:28:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T22:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1001110"},"modified":"2019-09-04T17:28:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T22:28:50","slug":"teck-director-steps-down-to-take-on-role-of-canadas-ambassador-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1136481","title":{"rendered":"Teck director steps down to take on role of Canada\u2019s Ambassador to China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teck Resources&nbsp;(NYSE: TECK) announced Wednesday that Dominic Barton will step down from Teck\u2019s Board of Directors, effective immediately, to assume the role of Canada\u2019s Ambassador to China.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barton joined Teck\u2019s Board in September 2018 and was appointed Chair of the Board on October 1, 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sheila Murray, Chair of Teck\u2019s corporate governance and nominating committee, will assume the role of acting Board Chair as the Board institutes a process to identify a&nbsp;long term&nbsp;replacement for&nbsp;Barton.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Murray has recently retired as the President of CI Financial Corp. and had a distinguished career practicing corporate and securities law prior to joining CI. She was elected to Teck\u2019s Board in 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Teck wishes to thank Mr. Barton for his contribution to governance at Teck and extends its&nbsp;congratulations on his new appointment. His depth of experience and global perspective make him uniquely qualified to assist Canada in continuing to build its relationship with China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/teck-director-steps-down-to-take-on-role-of-canadas-ambassador-to-china\/\">Teck director steps down to take on role of Canada\u2019s Ambassador to China<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/\">MINING.COM<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheila Murray, Chair of Teck&rsquo;s corporate governance and nominating committee, will assume the role of acting Board Chair. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/teck-director-steps-down-to-take-on-role-of-canadas-ambassador-to-china\/\">Teck director steps down to take on role of Canada&rsquo;s Ambassador to China<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" 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