Perseus Mining Limited announced that after seven years of outstanding service, its Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Chris Woodall, will retire from the Company with effect from June 30, 2023. As part of an orderly management transition, Mr. David Schummer will join Perseus on February 1, 2023 and, after a period of familiarisation with West African operations, will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Perseus, Mr. Schummer has had an impressive career in the mining industry, firstly with Newmont Mining Corporation where, amongst other roles, he held the positions of Vice President – North American Operations based in Nevada, USA and Senior Vice President – African Operations based in Ghana.

In 2018, he relocated to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to join Ma'aden as Senior Vice President, Ma'aden Gold and Base Metals, a role that has relevance to Perseus's plans to develop the Meyas Sand Gold Project in Sudan.