Alacer Gold Corp. announced that Thomas R. Bates, Jr. has been appointed to Alacer's Board of Directors effective April 17, 2014. In addition, Mr. Edward C. Dowling, Jr. has been appointed as Chairman.

Mr. Graff will remain on the Board as independent Lead Director. Mr. Bates is currently an adjunct professor at the Neeley School of Business within Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Before his role at the university, Mr. Bates served as Managing Director, and then as Senior Advisor, for thirteen years at Lime Rock Partners.