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Prairiesky Royalty Adds New Board Members

James Estey, Chair of the Board of PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. has announced that Ms. Margaret McKenzie and Mr. Grant Zawalsky have agreed to join PrairieSky’s Board of Directors following closing of the acquisition of Range Royalty Limited Partnership.
James Estey, Chairman of the Board said: "We are pleased to add such strong and talented new members to our Board and look forward to their contributions to PrairieSky.
Margaret and Grant each have extensive business experience and knowledge of the oil and gas sector, and specifically in resource royalties, which will complement and strengthen our Board."
Ms. McKenzie is currently the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Range and prior thereto was Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Profico Energy Management…
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