CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 10/24/11 — Crown Point Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: CWV) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Carlos Olivieri of Buenos Aires, Argentina as a Director. Mr. Olivieri is the former Chief Financial Officer of YPF S.A.
“I am pleased that Mr. Olivieri has accepted our invitation to join our Board of Directors” said Murray D. McCartney, President and CEO of Crown Point Ventures Ltd. “Carlos brings wealth of financial expertise accumulated during his career at YPF; he has a global energy perspective and is an expert on regional energy issues.”
During his tenure at YPF S.A. which is the largest energy company in Argentina, he supervised the restructuring, privatization and IPO process of the company and as the president of Maxus Corporation (US YPF subsidiary) and YPF Gas S.A. played an important role in the internationalization of the company. Mr. Olivieri has extensive experience as a director having served on the board of directors of Repsol YPF, Quilmes Industrial, Aerolineas Argentinas, TGS S.A. (a natural gas transportation company) and the Metlife Argentina Pension Fund.
Mr. Olivieri holds a CPA degree and postgraduate degrees in Corporate Financial Management from the University of Michigan and from Columbia University and the Director–s College at the University of Michigan. He is currently an MBA professor of Finance at Di Tella, Austral and Cema Universities.
“I am excited to be joining Crown Point,” said Mr. Olivieri. “I am looking forward to helping the company grow into a large profitable organization.”
In conjunction with this appointment, the Company has granted Mr. Olivieri an incentive stock option under its Stock Option Plan, entitling him to purchase up to 150,000 shares at a price of $1.25 per share for a period of five years (which option will vest as to one-third (1/3) on each of the date of grant and on the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant).
About Crown Point
Crown Point Ventures Ltd. is an oil and gas exploration and development company with production in Argentina. The Company–s exploration and development activities are focused in the Golfo San Jorge and Neuquen basins in Argentina.
Additional information regarding Crown Point and its operations are included in reports on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR website () or Crown Point–s website ().
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Contacts:
Crown Point Ventures Ltd.
Murray McCartney
President & CEO
(403) 232-1150
Crown Point Ventures Ltd.
Arthur J.G. Madden
Vice-President & CFO
(403) 232-1150