Yamana Gold, Inc. announced the promotion of Daniel Racine from the position of Senior Vice President, Northern Operations to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Daniel will assume full oversight responsibility for the company’s operations. Mr. Racine is a registered engineer with LOrdre des Ingenieurs du Quebec, a professional engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario and a member of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. He has upwards of 30 years of experience in the mining sector having held senior roles including the President and Chief Operating Officer of an Ontario-based junior gold producer and the Senior Vice President Operations at a senior, large cap gold producer. Mr. Racine joined Yamana Gold in May 2014 and since that time has focused on managing the Company s interest in the Canadian Malartic Mine in Quebec and the Mercedes mine in Sonora State, Mexico.