General Copper Gold Corp. announced the appointment of Michael Curtis as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Curtis has served as a director of the Company since 2010 and has over 45 years of experience in the Canadian financial industry in the areas of trading, research, corporate finance and the management of public companies.

In 1998, he founded and became President and Director of Cardwell Capital Inc., a private investment and trading corporation that invests in small and mid-capitalization public companies trading in North American markets. He has worked closely with Intrepid Financial, a Canadian investment and advisory firm with focus on Natural Resources and technology sectors that has raised over $2 Billion for its portfolio companies with multiple exits since 2006. Mr. Curtis has held Board seats in numerous public companies during his career.

Mr. Curtis is replacing Michelle Gahagan, who has resigned as CEO of the Company in order to focus on other endeavors.