The Board of Directors of Pancontinental Gold Corporation announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas Layton Croft as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Croft succeeds Mr. Rick Mark who remains a Pancon Director. Mr. Croft continues as President and CEO of Pancon's wholly-owned subsidiary, Palmetto Mining Corporation.

Layton Croft has spent the past 15 years in executive and strategic advisory roles in the minerals exploration, mining and energy sectors in North America, Asia and Africa, with companies including Ivanhoe Mines, Rio Tinto, Peabody Energy and Duke Energy.