International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. announced that Mr. David A. Cross, CPA, CGA, has been retained under contract to serve as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company, effective May 11, 2015. Mr. Cross will remain a partner in the firm of Cross Davis & Company LLP, Certified General Accountants, which has also been retained to provide corporate accounting support to the Company. Mr. Cross' past experience consists of officer, director and senior management positions, including five years at Davidson & Company LLP Chartered Accountants where he spent time as a Manager, a member of their Technical Accounting Committee and a member of their IFRS Committee.

He is also the CFO of several other junior mineral exploration companies. ITH also announced that it has expanded Ms. Debbie L. Evans' responsibilities and title to include Corporate Controller for ITH as well her current position as Controller for Tower Hill Mines Inc. the U.S. operating subsidiary of the Company in Alaska, with responsibility for accounting, budgeting and human resource functions. Ms. Evans has 20 years of experience in the mine controller and mine accounting positions.

Prior to joining the Company in January, 2011, Ms. Evans was the Controller for the Kensington Mine operated by Coeur Alaska Inc., and prior to that, Ms. Evans was the Controller at the Fort Knox Mine and Chief Accountant for the East Boulder Mine in Big Timber, Montana.