Date of earliest event reported: May 25, 2011
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Vancouver, BC V6B 1N2 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(604) 261-2229
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors, Appointment
of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective May 25, 2011, the Registrant’s board of directors accepted the
resignation of Matthew Fowler of Sharp Executive Associates, Inc. as the
Registrant’s interim Chief Financial Officer and appointed Ted Sharp of Sharp
Executive Associates, Inc. as the Registrant’s new interim Chief Financial
Officer.
In connection with Mr. Sharp’s appointment as interim Chief Financial Officer,
the Registrant will compensate Mr. Sharp at a rate of $150 per hour.
Mr. Sharp is a Certified Public Accountant, and has Bachelor of Business
Administration Degree in Accounting from Boise State University. Mr. Sharp is
currently the Chief Financial Officer of Goldrich Mining Company, a natural
resource exploration company trading on the FINRA OTCBB, and from September 2008
through November 2010, Mr. Sharp served part-time as Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chief Financial Officer of Texada Ventures, Inc, another natural
resource exploration company trading on the FINRA OTCBB. Also from November 2006
to June 2009, Mr. Sharp served part-time as Chief Financial Officer of Commodore
Applied Technologies, Inc., an environmental solutions company trading on the
FINRA OTCBB. Since 2003, he has been President of Sharp Executive Associates,
Inc., a privately-held accounting firm providing Chief Financial Officer
services to clients. Prior to 2003, Mr. Sharp worked for 14 years in positions
of Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director of European Operations and
Corporate Controller for Key Technology, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturer of
capital goods. Mr. Sharp has more than 30 years of experience in treasury
management, internal financial controls, SEC reporting and Corporate Governance.
The Registrant is not aware of any family relationships, by blood, marriage, or
adoption, between Mr. Sharp and any other director or executive officer of the
Registrant. The Registrant knows of no transactions involving the Registrant
during the last two years in which Mr. Sharp had a direct or indirect interest.
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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.
| Gryphon Gold Corporation | |
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| Dated: May 31, 2011 | By: /s/ John L. Key |
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John L. Key Chief Executive Officer |
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