Dejour Retains Key
Strategist / Balances Board of Directors
Vancouver,
Canada.
June 25, 2009:
Dejour Enterprises Ltd. (NYSE AMEX:
DEJ/ TSX: DEJ) announces the
appointment of Stephen R. Mut as Special Assistant to the Dejour
CEO/COO. Mr. Mut will provide expertise for key
financing and asset strategies targeting the Company's Piceance
Basin projects. This assignment is to be completed prior to the next
Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for Q4- 2009.
Mr. Mut most recently
served as chief executive officer of a unit of Shell Exploration and
Production Company. Prior to joining Shell in 2000, Mr. Mut
dedicated much of his career to operational and new business venture
activities in the oil and gas, refining and marketing, and chemical and
mining sectors at ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Company), where he served in
various internationally based executive roles in both upstream and
downstream businesses. His global expertise has contributed to industry
successes in Europe, South America, the Asia Pacific and the United
States. In January 2009, Mr. Mut
accepted appointment as a Company director to be effective June 2009 and is
expected to join the board following the AGM.
"Mr. Mut's industry
experience and leadership compliments Dejour's in
house expertise to seize and realize the opportunity in the Piceance Basin. We look forward to his strong
skill set assisting us to realize the value that exists in our premium
projects" states Robert L. Hodgkinson.
In other
corporate matters, Charles Dove, P. Geoph., has
agreed to resign from the board of the directors. With this change, the
majority of the board of directors remains independent, in compliance with NYSE:Amex rules and National Instrument 58-201 Corporate
Governance Guidelines. Mr. Dove remains active in his role as
President, Dejour Alberta,
managing the Company's continuing exploration efforts.
About Dejour Enterprises Ltd.
Dejour
Enterprises is a high growth oil and natural gas company, with an enviable
portfolio of land assets in key regions of Colorado,
Utah, British
Columbia and Alberta.
Since inception, Dejour’s veteran management team
has consistently been among early identifiers of premium energy assets,
timing investments and transactions to realize their value to the best
advantage of our shareholders. Against a context of increasing concern
about domestic energy production, as technology continues to make
previously inaccessible resources available, and as natural gas proves to
be an important stepping stone on the way to a greener energy future, Dejour is ideally positioned for significant value
growth. Learn more at Dejour.com.
Dejour. Energy. Independence.
Dejour,
headquartered in Vancouver, British
Columbia, maintains operations offices in Denver,
Colorado and Calgary,
Alberta. The
company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange AMEX (NYSE AMEX:
DEJ) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: DEJ).
Robert
L. Hodgkinson, CHM & CEO
DEJOUR
ENTERPRISES LTD.
Suite
1100-808 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6C
2X4
Phone:
604.638.5050 Facsimile: 604.638.5051
Email:
investor@dejour.com
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