APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz., June 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Energy Fields, Inc. (OTCBB:AEFI) (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that Jonathan Braun has been appointed to the board of directors (the "Board") of American Energy Fields, Inc.
Mr. Braun is a pioneering Internet content producer and former full-time professional journalist with more than three decades of experience in electronic and print publishing. His expertise ranges from creating cutting-edge new media content for Microsoft and Time Warner to launching, editing and managing monthly magazines and weekly community newspapers. He has been an associate editor of Parade, the nationally syndicated Sunday supplement-style magazine, a feature writer for the New York Daily News, and a freelance contributor to Rolling Stone.
His public relations clients have included Fortune 500 companies, foreign governments, the financier Carl Icahn, and the American Stock Exchange.
He has been a principal of Marinex Media since he founded it in 2008, and has been a principal of Vermont Line Industries, since he co-founded it in 2006. Mr. Braun received a M.S. degree from The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in 1972 and a B.A. degree in Political Science from the City College of New York in 1971.
Company President and CEO Joshua Bleak said of the appointment, "We are pleased to have Jonathan as a member of the board. He will be key in helping AEFI to publicize, promote and protect the company's interests as we endeavor to unlock value for our shareholders. In short, his skill and experience will prove extremely valuable to a progressive, evolving company such as AEFI."
About American Energy Fields, Inc.
American Energy Fields (AEFI) is a resource company focused on exploring and developing the natural energy resources of the United States. American Energy Fields' corporate strength lies in its management's experience in the finance and natural resource sectors. AEFI has one of the most prolific mining databases for energy related projects within the United States. With this database, AEFI will target and acquire projects with previous production and/or exploration and work towards fully developing those projects to drive revenues and build core reserves.
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