Ned Goodman Joins the Board of Urban Barns Foods Inc.
November 01 2013 - 5:43PM
Mr. Dan Meikleham, Chairman of Urban Barns Foods Inc. (OTCQB:URBF)
("the Company" or "URBAN BARNS"), is pleased to announce that Mr.
Ned Goodman has joined the Company's board of directors. In
addition, Mr. Kevin Reed has agreed to step down to make room on
the Company's five member board.
Mr. Goodman has over four decades of investment experience as a
securities analyst, portfolio manager, and senior executive. He is
director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee
Corporation. He has an established reputation as one Canada's most
successful investment counselors, and is Chief Investment Officer
of Dundee Corporation's investment fund management subsidiary,
Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Inc.
Mr. Goodman has a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill
University and a Master of Business Administration from the
University of Toronto. He earned the designation of Chartered
Financial Analyst in 1967. In 1997, he was awarded a Doctorate of
Laws, honoris causa, by Concordia University and is Chancellor of
Brock University. Mr. Goodman is founder and benefactor of the
Goodman Institute of Investment Management—a graduate school for
investment management at Concordia University. In 2012, The Goodman
Family Foundation established both the Goodman School of Business
at Brock University and the Goodman School of Mines at Laurentian
University in honour of Ned Goodman.
About Urban Barns Foods Inc.
Urban Barns uses patent pending proprietary equipment to produce
affordable vegetables in a secure and controlled indoor
environment. By setting up subsidiary facilities and growing
locally, Urban Barns can focus on supplying any community,
irrespective of the regional climate, effectively reducing shipping
times and related spoilage costs. Urban Barns has the unique
ability to scale and cater to the demands of all major communities.
Our commitment to our consumers is reflected through our motto,
"Purely Fresh, Naturally Tasty, and Completely Healthy". The
websites www.urbanbarns.com and www.urbanbarnsfoods.com are
registered trademarks and Cubic Farming and Cubic Agriculture are
copyright of Urban Barns. All other company and product names
mentioned are used only for identification purposes and may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters
set forth above may be forward-looking statements that involve
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ from those in the forward-looking statements. Words such as
"anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend" and similar
expressions, as they relate to Urban Barns or its management,
identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements are based on the current beliefs of management, as well
as assumptions made by and information currently available to
management. Actual results could differ materially from those
contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of
certain factors such as the level of business and consumer
spending, the amount of sales of Urban Barns' products, the
competitive environment within the industry, the ability of Urban
Barns to continue expanding its operations, the level of costs
incurred in connection with Urban Barns' expansion efforts,
economic conditions in the industry and the financial strength of
Urban Barns' customers and suppliers. Urban Barns does not
undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements.
Investors are also directed to consider all other risks and
uncertainties.
CONTACT: Urban Barns Foods Inc.
Dan Meikleham, CEO
dmeikleham@urbanbarns.com
Tel: 403 807 8263
Richard Groome, President
rgroome@urbanbarns.com
Tel: 514 402 4405
www.urbanbarnsfoods.com
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