AZARGA METALS CORP announced at the annual and general shareholder meeting held May 14, 2019 the company announced the appointment of Michael Hopley as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer and the appointment of Dr. Alexander Yakubchuk as the company's Vice President, Exploration. Michael Hopley has over 35 years of international experience as a geologist and exploration manager for resource companies in the precious metals and base metal sector. For the past 20 years he has managed a number of publicly traded junior resource companies and held a number of executive and board positions with companies conducting exploration in various parts of the world.

Mr. Hopley was most recently President & CEO of Sunridge Gold Corp. Dr. Alexander Yakubchuk brings more than 30 years of operational and executive experience gained in the Former Soviet Union (FSU), including Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Australia, Mongolia, China, Canada, and several European countries. He is currently the Exploration Director of Orsu Metals Corp.

During 2003-07 he held the position of Exploration Manager for Europe and FSU for Gold Fields.