UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 15, 2012
HANDENI GOLD INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada of incorporation) |
000-50907 File Number) |
98-0430222 Identification No.) |
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228 Regent Estate |
N/A |
011-255-222-70-00-84
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective on March 15, 2012, the Board of Directors of Handeni Gold Inc. (the "Company") accepted the consent to act as a director of William Lamarque.
Mr. Lamarque currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Ecometals Ltd. He is also Partner and co-founder of Balor Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Lamarque's career has been in trading and banking. After being the General Manager of the China Division of Jardine Matheson & Company Ltd in Hong Kong, he became an Executive Member of the Board of Directors of N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd, in London, the principal banking entity of the international Rothschild financial services group. He subsequently became Managing Director of Rothschild Inc, in New York. Mr. Lamarque has specialist experience in the risk management of commodity positions and in commodity research and has advised an extensive client list of commodity producers on their major financial transactions and exposures, including their hedge books. He has been a member of the Comex and Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee of the London Bullion Market Association. Mr. Lamarque is, prior to his Handeni Gold appointment, on the board of three privately held and one publicly traded mining company, and President of Hanson Capital Asia Ltd.
As a consequence of the appointment of Mr. Lamarque, the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of the Company are now comprised of the following:
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Position |
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Reginald Mengi |
Chairman of the Board and a director |
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Reyno Scheepers |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and a director |
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Melinda Hsu |
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Douglas Boateng |
Director |
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Gizman Abbas |
Director |
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Mohan Kaul |
Director |
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William Lamarque |
Director |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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HANDENI GOLD INC. |
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DATE: March 15, 2012 |
By: /s/ Reyno Scheepers |
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