Agnico Eagle Mines Limited appointed Ammar Al-Joundi as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.  Mr. Al-Joundi is a proven executive with a long history of mining industry experience who previously served as president of Agnico Eagle.  With this appointment, Mr. Al-Joundi joins the company's board of directors.  Anthony Makuch advised the board that he has decided to step down as chief executive officer and as a director of Agnico Eagle. Mr. Al-Joundi has over 20 years of experience in mining, capital markets and banking, with specialization in finance and business strategy.  Ammar joined Agnico Eagle as president in 2015, after serving as chief financial officer at Agnico Eagle (from September 2010 to June 2012) and as chief financial officer and senior executive vice president at Barrick Gold Corporation (from July 2012 to February 2015).  Prior to joining Agnico Eagle in 2010, Ammar spent 11 years at Barrick in various senior financial roles including senior vice-president of finance, senior vice-president of business strategy and capital allocation, and executive director and CFO of Barrick South America.