WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, Nov 22, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News
Network) --
HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX: HBM) (HudBay) today announced the appointment
of Mary-Lynn Oke as Director of Tax, effective November 19, 2007.
"We
are pleased to have Mary-Lynn, who has extensive tax experience joining
our finance team," said Jeff Swinoga, Vice President Finance & CFO.
Prior to joining HudBay, Mary-Lynn was a senior manager in the
Transaction Tax Practice of Ernst & Young LLP. She has over 10 years
of Canadian income tax experience, including tax planning, for private
and public companies in both the resource and real estate sectors.
Mary-Lynn
holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the
University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Accountant. Mary-Lynn
has been an instructor for the Ontario Institute of Chartered
Accountants' School of Accountancy as well as tax instructor for the
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
About HudBay Minerals Inc.
HudBay is an integrated mining company
operating mines, concentrators and a metal production facility in
northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. HudBay also owns a zinc oxide
production facility in Ontario, the White Pine copper refinery in
Michigan and the Balmat zinc mine operations in New York state. HudBay
is a member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and a member of the
S&P/TSX Global Mining Index.
(HBM-G)
Contacts:
HudBay Minerals Inc.
Brad Woods
Director, Investor Relations
(204) 949-4272
Email: brad.woods@hbms.ca
Website: www.hudbayminerals.com