Uranium Energy News Releases
Uranium Energy Corp Announces the Appointment of Veteran Wall Street Investment Banker Ivan Obolensky to Its Board of Directors
April 2, 2007
AUSTIN, TX – April 2, 2007 – Uranium Energy Corp announces the addition of Ivan Obolensky to the Company’s board of directors effective immediately.
Ivan Obolensky has 40 years experience in the investment banking business as a financial analyst, with specific expertise in the defense aerospace, oil and gas, nuclear power, metals and minerals, publishing and high technology industries. He has been an executive of several investment banks, including Sterling Grace & Co., Jesup, Josephthal & Co., Dominick and Dominick, Inc., Middendorf Colgate, and CB Richard Ellis Mosley Hallgarten. Currently, Mr. Obolensky is a Vice President of Shields & Company, an Investment Bank and Member of the New York Stock Exchange.
Ivan Obolensky is a Registered Investment Advisor and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. He has made frequent appearances as a guest on CNBC, CNNfn, and Bloomberg TV. Mr. Obolensky is also a member of various foundations and philanthropic organizations, and serves as Chairman and CEO of the Soldiers’ Sailors’ Marines’ and Airmen’s Club in New York. He is a graduate of Yale University and a retired Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the U.S. Naval Air Corps.
The Company also announces that it has accepted the resignation of Bruce Horton from the board of directors at this time. Uranium Energy Corp wishes to thank Mr. Horton for the essential service he provided to the Company.
About Uranium Energy Corp
Uranium Energy Corp (URME: OTCBB) is a US-based junior resource company with the objective of becoming a near-term ISR uranium producer in the United States. The Company is developing its advanced-stage Goliad Project in South Texas, with ISR uranium production projected to begin in 2009. Uranium Energy Corp controls one of the largest historical uranium exploration and development databases in the US. Through the use of these databases, the Company has acquired advanced uranium properties throughout the southwestern US. The operational management is comprised of pre-eminent uranium mining and exploration professionals, whose collective experience in the uranium mining industry gives the Company ongoing uranium mine-finding and uranium mine development expertise. Uranium Energy Corp is well positioned to capitalize on the current alternative energy boom. For more information, please visit www.uraniumenergy.com.
Contact North America: Investor Relations, Uranium Energy Corp
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Stock Exchange Information:
OTCBB Symbol: URME
Frankfurt Stock Exchange Symbol: U6Z
Berlin Stock Exchange Symbol: U6Z
WKN: AØJDRR
ISN: US9168961038
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