(Alliance News) - SolGold PLC on Monday announced the appointment of Chris Stackhouse as chief financial officer and Scott Caldwell as chief executive officer.

The London-based copper and gold exploration company, which has operations in Ecuador, said Stackhouse will start his role on April 17, after having served as vice president of finance for Generation Mining.

The company said Keith Pollocks will continue as interim CFO until Stackhouse's appointment.

Meanwhile, Caldwell's appointment comes after serving SolGold as interim CEO.

Caldwell said: "I am honoured to have been chosen to lead such a talented team and work towards achieving our shared goals at SolGold. As we continue to move forward, I am excited to lead the company into a successful future. We are thrilled to welcome Chris Stackhouse to our team as our new CFO. With his exceptional background in finance, operations, project development, expertise in the mining sector and Spanish language skills, he brings invaluable experience to our team."

Shares in SolGold were down 0.1% at 17.56 pence in London on Monday morning.

By Sabrina Penty; Alliance News reporter

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