NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Metals Processing, Inc., (OTCQB: SMPR) (the "Company"), announced today that it will expand its board of directors to seven with the addition of four independent directors.
Further, the independent directors will be appointed to SMPR's corporate governance committees in accordance with requisite rules and regulations for companies trading on or seeking to trade on a listed exchange such as NASDAQ or NYSE.
"For the past several months, management has been interviewing key executives that would be willing to join our board as independent directors and make a meaningful contribution to the success of our business. Simultaneously, we expect to expand the Company's oversight and corporate governance efforts with the appointment of independent directors to our audit and compensation committees and establishing and appointing a nominating committee. Recently we announced the first independent director nominee, Jim McBurney. Jim has agreed to serve as the Company's lead director. These steps are being taken to ensure future compliance and allow the Company to apply for movement to a listed exchange," said Sharon Ullman, CEO of Standard Metals Processing, Inc.
For additional information on Mr. McBurney, please see the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 28, 2015 and the Company's January 27, 2015 press release.
About Standard Metals Processing, Inc.
Standard Metals Processing, Inc. is being developed as the only comprehensive custom toll milling operation in Nevada that is designed to provide entrepreneurial - mid-mines with four different independent process circuits under one roof in order to produce the greatest yields available through the extraction of precious, strategic minerals from mined material.
Forward-Looking Statement
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