Orla Mining Ltd. announced that Jason Simpson will succeed Marc Prefontaine as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 12, 2018. In addition to the role of President and CEO, Mr. Simpson will also serve as a director of the Company. Marc Prefontaine, current President and CEO of Orla, will resign as a director but will remain with the company for the remainder of the year to ensure a seamless transition.

Mr. Simpson is a mining executive with over 21 years of experience in operations leadership, mining engineering and project construction. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer of Torex Gold Resources where, over his nearly 6-year tenure, he oversaw the successful construction and operation of the ELG Mine in Mexico. Prior to Torex, Mr. Simpson spent 11 years at Vale in various roles of increasing responsibility ending his tenure as General Manager of the Labrador Operations (Voisey's Bay) in 2013.