American Eagle Gold Corp. announced that Gordon Stothart, former CEO of IAMGOLD Corp., has joined the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Stothart is an independent mining consultant and professional engineer whose career began as an Engineer in Training in 1987 at the Noranda Bell Copper Mine in the Babine region of British Columbia, next door to American Eagle's NAK project.

With over 35 years of management, operations, and technical experience in the mining industry, Gordon has managed numerous global projects from advanced exploration to production. Mr. Stothart was instrumental in constructing both the Antamina Mine in Peru and the Cote Gold mine in Ontario, Canada. Most recently, before becoming the CEO of IAMGOLD, Gordon served as the Chief Operating Officer of IAMGOLD from 2007 to 2020.

Gordon will be replacing Alexander Stewart on the board, who will be retiring as a director of the Company.