Energia Minerals Ltd. announced that executive chairman Alexander Burns has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company following the resignation of Kim Robinson. Mr. Burns is now based in Bergamo, northern Italy, where he will direct work on the company's nearby Gorno Zinc Project. As part of the management change, which is effective immediately, Chief Financial Officer Stephen Hills joins Energia's board as Finance Director.

Mr. Burns and Mr. Hills will carry out their increased responsibilities with no changes to their remuneration packages. Stephen Hills joined Energia as Chief Financial Officer in March 2017 and is appointed to the board as Finance Director. Mr. Hills, a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in senior finance roles in public companies listed on the ASX and the TSX, is a former Finance Director of Congo-based copper miner Tiger Resources Ltd. and former CFO and Company Secretary of Mirabela Nickel Ltd. Mr. Hills will head Energia's corporate office in Perth and will continue to work closely with Mr. Burns and the team in Italy.