Lundin Gold Inc. provides an update on changes to its senior management team with the upcoming appointment of Terrence (Terry) Smith as Chief Operating Officer and Chester See, current Vice President Finance, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, concurrent with the retirement of Alessandro Bitelli, as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. View PDF version. Terry Smith will be joining Lundin Gold as Chief Operating Officer on March 13, 2023.Terry is a mining engineer and experienced executive with over 20 years in the industry.

Prior to joining Lundin Gold, Terry served as Chief Operating Officer at Pure Gold Inc., where he was responsible for the ramp up of the PureGold Mine in Red Lake, Ontario, after a challenging startup. His previous work experience includes serving as Chief Development Officer and as Senior Vice President, Operations with Coeur Mining Inc., where he was responsible for Coeur's portfolio of precious metals mines and projects across the company. Prior to joining Coeur, Terry served as Vice President, Project Development and Assessments for Hunter Dickinson Inc., Manager of Operations Support for Barrick Gold Corporation, and Senior Mining Engineer for Teck Cominco Ltd. Terry holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from Laurentian University.

The Company will appoint Chester See as Interim Chief Financial Officer upon Alessandro's retirement early this month. Chester has been a key member of Lundin Gold's senior management team since the acquisition of Fruta del Norte in 2014 and has more than 15 years of experience in finance, tax, IT, and commercial matters. He has been with the Lundin Group of Companies since 2011.

An external search for a new CFO is underway, with an appointment expected to be made in the coming months.