International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. announced the appointment of Christopher Papagianis to the company's board of directors effective June 1, 2020. Mr. Papagianis was nominated for election as a director in accordance with an investor rights agreement with the Company's shareholder, Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson"), and fills a vacancy created by the June 1 resignation of Damola Adamolekun, the previous Paulson designee. Mr. Papagianis has been appointed to serve as director of the Company until its next annual general meeting. Mr. Papagianis is a Partner at Paulson working on both public markets and private investments and also leads the firm's government affairs.