Trade Winds Completes AGM, Appoints Senior VP Exploration
Vancouver, BC, May 6, 2008 - Trade Winds Ventures (TSX-V: TWD, FSE:
TVR) is pleased to announce that at the Company’s Annual General
Meeting held May 1, 2008, Messrs. Ian Lambert, Harvey Lawson, Stephen
Wallace and Bruce Winfield were elected by the shareholders as
directors.
The Board welcomes the addition of Stephen Wallace, who has joined the
Company as Senior Vice President, Exploration and will be the primary
Qualified Person for the Company’s exploration projects.
Mr. Wallace is a professional geologist with 25 years
experience throughout Canada and internationally. Until recently he
held the position of President and CEO of Castle Resources Inc. a TSX
Venture company. Throughout his career, Mr. Wallace has held management
and technical positions with major and junior resource companies
including Goldcorp, BHP and Noranda. As former country manager for BHP
he was part of the exploration team responsible for the discovery of
the Central Inlier Gold Deposit in Jamaica.
The Company also announces that it has granted incentive stock options
to purchase an aggregate of 665,000 shares of the Company's capital
stock to the Directors and employees involved in Investor Relations.
These options will have a five year term, exercisable up to May 6, 2013
at an exercise price of $0.20 per share, which price is greater than
the Market Price of the Company's shares immediately preceding May 6,
2008.
All stock options and any shares issued on the exercise of
stock options will be legended with a four month Exchange hold period
commencing on the date the stock options were granted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Ian D. Lambert, CEO/President (604) 648-6225
Colin Robson, Investor Relations Toll Free (866) 698-9187 ext 231 or (604) 648-6223
Email: info@tradewindsventures.com
Visit our Website at www.tradewindsventures.com
