UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest reported) March 10, 2011
NORTHRIDGE VENTURES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-52239
(Commission File Number)
98-0449083
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2325 Hurontario Street, Suite 204
Mississauga, Ontario L5A 4K4
(Address of principal executive offices)
(647) 918-4955
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:
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Exchange Act
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
A. RESIGNATION OF CAROLINE RECHIA AS CEO, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
On March 10, 2011, Caroline Rechia resigned as the President, Chief Executive
Office and Treasurer of the Registrant. Ms. Rechia advised the Registrant that
she was resigning for personal reasons, and not because of any disagreement with
the Registrant. Ms. Rechia continues in the position of Secretary and as sole
director of the Registrant.
B. APPOINTMENT OF FIDEL THOMAS AS CEO, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
On March 10, 2010, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Fidel Thomas, 45, as the
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Registrant. Mr. Thomas will hold the aforesaid offices at the pleasure of the
Registrant's board of directors or until his resignation.
Mr. Thomas has been providing independent consulting services to the mining
industry since 2003, primarily in the areas of corporate finance and
communications. His clients have included numerous private and publicly held
mineral exploration companies, including Westminster Resources Ltd., Oro Gold
Resources Ltd., West Timmins Mining Inc. and Minco Gold Corporation. Since 2009,
Mr. Thomas has been the Director of physical bullion sales for Jutland Capital
Management Ltd., a Canadian fixed income manager with specialization in
currencies and distressed debt. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Thomas was the President,
Secretary, Treasurer and a director of Pickford Minerals Inc., a mineral
exploration company. From 2007 to 2010 he was also the President, Treasurer,
Secretary and a director of Castmor Resources Ltd., a mineral exploration
company. Originally, an actor, screen-writer and director, Mr. Thomas was active
in the Canadian entertainment industry from 1997 to 2002, through his production
company, Inner Vision Images Motion Picture Corp., and later, as an officer and
director of AMP Productions, Ltd. from 2003 to 2007. Mr. Thomas received a
Bachelor of Sociology from the University of East London in September, 1994. He
earned a Diploma in Media Practice from the University of Central London in
1998. In 2007, he successfully completed a mining professional development
course at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University
of British Columbia. Mr. Thomas's experience with corporate communications and
capital-raising within the context of mineral exploration is expected to assist
Northridge Ventures to implement its new business model.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NORTHRIDGE VENTURES INC.
Date: March 10, 2011 /s/ Fidel Thomas
Fidel Thomas
President & Chief Executive Office
