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title: "Goldera names IAMGOLD founding director Mahendra Naik to board"
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description: "Goldera Exploration has appointed Mahendra Naik, a founding director of IAMGOLD and current chair of Fortune Minerals, to its board effective August 17, 2026. Concurrently, Mark Billings transitioned from the board to the role of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, on the same date."
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# Goldera names IAMGOLD founding director Mahendra Naik to board

-   Goldera Exploration appointed Mahendra G. Naik to its board, effective Aug. 17, 2026. \* Naik was a founding director of IAMGOLD, helped build it into a publicly traded gold producer. \* Naik currently chairs Fortune Minerals, serves as a director of Goldmoney. \* Mark Billings moved from the board to executive vice president, corporate development, effective Aug. 17, 2026. \* Billings previously held CEO, CFO, director roles at public resource companies; earlier worked in corporate finance at Desjardins Securities. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Goldera Exploration Ltd. published the original content used to generate this news brief via GlobeNewswire (Ref. ID: 202608170700PRIMZONEFULLFEED9810854) on August 17, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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