Marathon Gold Corporation announced the appointment of James (Jim) Gowans to its Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2020. Mr. Gowans has over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration, technical and economic project studies, and mine construction, commissioning and operations. Mr. Gowans has been Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Trilogy Metals Inc. since September 2019 and will remain in that role until May 31, 2020, after which he will continue to serve as a director of the company. Previously, Mr. Gowans was President and Chief Executive Officer of Arizona Mining Inc. from 2016 to 2018 when the company was purchased by South32 Limited. In addition to Trilogy Metals Inc., Mr. Gowans serves on the boards of directors of Cameco Corp., New Gold Inc. and Titan Mining.