Solstice Gold Corp. announced the appointment of Mark Laycock as Chief Financial Officer. The company would extend sincere due to the company's outgoing CFO David Fischer for his guidance and support during his time with the Company.

David has been CFO for over five years and has been a steady hand during periods of growth and change at Solstice. Mr. Laycock is a CPA, CGA with over 15 years of accounting and finance experience in both private and public companies listed on the Canadian and U.S. stock exchanges. Over the past five years he has provided senior accountant and financial reporting services to a number of listed companies including Great Bear Resources Ltd., Northern Empire Resources, Kodiak Copper Corp., and Solstice.

In connection with Mr. Laycock?s appointment, pursuant to Solstice's stock option plan, the Company issued to him 600,000 stock options exercise for common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.05 with a term of five years with one third vesting immediately, one third after one year and one third after two years. The stock options are governed by the Company?s stock option plan. Mr. Laycock?s appointment as CFO of the Company is subject to acceptance and approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.