Tombola Gold Ltd. advised of the resignation of Mr. Samuel Kennedy from the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Kennedy will be replaced by Mr. Trevor Coombe, who has previously been a Director of the Company and now re-joins the Board, and will act as the Company's Chief Operating Officer to assist with the Company's emergence into mining and gold production. Mr. Coombe was previously Managing Director of Young Australia Mines Limited, and Norske Hydro's Head of Global Alumina and Smelter Growth for the Oceania Region.

Norske Hydro is one of the major global integrated aluminium producers. Mr. Coombe served in these roles for a period of over 13 years. Prior to entering the aluminium industry, Mr. Coombe was involved in the mining industry for over 30 years, including as CEO of Savage Resources' coal mining operation at Liddell Mine in the Hunter Valley, and General Manager of Pasminco's silver-lead-zinc-gold-copper mining operations at Rosebery, Tasmania.