Highland Copper Company Inc. announced that, effective immediately, Mr. Denis Miville-Deschênes has joined the company as President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of the company. Mr. Miville-Deschênes is a mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in the design, development and construction of mines as well as closure and rehabilitation of sites. He was Senior Vice President at Iamgold, responsible for development, project construction and technical services from 2006 to 2014.

During his career which started with Falconbridge Copper and then with Cambior and Iamgold, Mr. Miville-Deschênes has worked on numerous technical studies and fourteen underground or open pit mining projects in North America, South America and Africa. He is recognized for his ability to establish dynamic work teams and operating at high standards. Mr. David Fennell who has been acting as President and CEO on an interim basis will continue as Chairman of the company.

The company also announced the appointment of Mr. David Charles as Manager, Investor Relations and Business Development. David Charles brings close to 30 years of experience in the financial services industry in Canada primarily as a senior mining equity analyst. During his career Mr. Charles has worked for BMO Capital Markets, GMP Securities and Dundee Capital Markets and analysed mines and projects in North and South America, Europe and Africa.