Entrée Gold Inc. announced that Stephen Scott has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the company effective April 1, 2016. Mr. Scott has been acting as the interim Chief Executive Officer since November 16, 2015. Concurrently with the appointment, Mr. Scott will be appointed to the company's Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Entrée, Mr. Scott was the President of Minenet Advisors. Between 2000 and 2014, he held various global executive positions with Rio Tinto and currently serves on the board of directors of a number of public and private mining companies.