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
April 16, 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 |
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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 April 16, 2012, the Board of Directors of Handeni Gold Inc. (the "Company") accepted the consent to act as a director of Emmanuel Daniel Ole Naiko.
Mr. Naiko currently serves as the managing director of Stesta Consulting, a firm focusing on among other things, mining advisory services. Mr. Naiko is a qualified mining and metallurgical engineer and a professional member of the American Society of Mining Engineers and Metallurgists. In 2011, Mr. Naiko retired after five years as Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzanian Investment Centre. Mr. Naiko's extensive experience during the course of his career includes serving in the following positions: Vice President, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA); board member, Tanzania State Mining Corporation; board member, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation; board member, Bank of Africa; board member, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation; board member, Maganga-Mtatitu Iron Project; and bard member, University of Dar-es-Salaam Investment Committee.
Mr. Naiko graduated from the Haileybury School of Mines (Canada) and Colorado School of Mines (USA). He also holds investment educational certificates from the Centre for Applied Studies on International Negotiations (Switzerland), Nanning Technological University (Singapore) and the Hans Seidel Foundation (Germany).
As a consequence of the appointment of Mr. Naiko 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 |
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Emmanuel Naiko |
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: April 17, 2012 |
By: /s/ Reyno Scheepers |
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