Aviva Corporation Ltd says its Chief Executive Officer Lindsay Reed has decided to resign saying he will work out his notice period before leaving the company.

Chairman of the company Dr Geoff Loftus-Hills says: Reed made a sterling contribution to the mining group in his more than 10 years as the Chief Executive Officer.

“Reed’s most recent contribution was the successful sale of Aviva’s Kenyan gold and base metal assets to African Barrick Gold. The Board would like to wish Reed all the best for the future,” Loftus-Hills explains.

Aviva Corporation Limited is a resource development company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the Botswana Stock Exchange, with its head office in Perth. The company says it is well funded, and has a clear strategy to identify and develop early resource opportunities which are well located to demand and infrastructure.

The Aviva management team has strong resource and capital market expertise, with proven expertise in the delivery, generation, exploration, approval and development of resource projects.