The Board of Southern Gold Ltd. announced that it has appointed experienced resources executive, Mr. Robert Smillie, as the Company's Managing Director effective 9 May 2022. Mr. Smillie has been Southern Gold's Exploration Manager in South Korea since 5th July 2021 and has demonstrated outstanding leadership in administration and team building of Korean team while being based in South Korea. Mr. Smillie is an experienced management and exploration professional, with 32 years of experience, including significant epithermal gold exploration and is particularly familiar with Asia and South Korea.