Napier Ventures Announces Appointment of Grant T. Smith as Director and Chief Financial Officer

2017-05-19 / @thenewswire

(TheNewswire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / TheNewswire / May 19, 2017 - Napier Ventures Inc. (TSX.V: NAP) ("Napier" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant T. Smith as Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective immediately.

Mr. Smith's management background extends over 20 years with diverse operations and organizations, including Johnsen Archer and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. He is a Chartered Accountant and has over a decade of experience in the accounting field. Mr. Smith is the senior partner with Clearline Chartered Accountants, a firm of chartered accountants with offices in Vancouver, North Vancouver and White Rock.

He serves as the CFO for several public companies on TSX Venture Exchange with operations in Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Mr. Smith also has extensive experience serving private companies in various industries as well as not-for-profit organizations. He is very active in his community, supporting both the arts and social services by serving on various Boards, until recently he was the President of the Vancouver Chamber Choir and served as the treasurer of the MS Society for five years. He is currently the treasurer of the Honour House Society. He holds a BFA (1984) from York University and received his designation as a CA in 2005.

Donald Scoretz, President & CEO commented, "We are very pleased to have Grant join our team. His business experience will be a great asset to Napier and we look forward to a prosperous future together."

About Napier Ventures

Listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V: NAP), Napier Ventures Inc. is a Vancouver based, junior mineral exploration Company managed by a team of professionals with extensive experience in mining exploration, finance and law. Management is dedicated to advancing the Company and increasing shareholder value by engaging in the search for value-adding mineral deposits through exploration and/or acquisition, as well as other resource opportunities as they may arise.

On behalf of the board of

NAPIER VENTURES INC.

Per: "Donald Scoretz"

Donald Scoretz

Chief Executive Officer

Safe Harbour for Forward-Looking Information: This press release may contain forward-looking information based on management's expectations, estimates and projections. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the completion of the Private Placement, the use of proceeds of the Private Placement and contemplated approvals of the TSXV. These statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

To reach Napier Ventures Inc. please contact:

Earl Hope

(604) 639-0009

earl@napierventuresinc.com