The board of directors of Pancontinental Gold Corporation announced the appointment of Mr. Layton Croft as the Company's Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Croft has more than 25 years of leadership experience in corporate strategy, project management, business development, stakeholder engagement as well as community and environmental sustainability. He has spent more than 15 years in senior roles in the minerals exploration, mining and energy sectors, including six years as Executive Vice President for Ivanhoe Mines' massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia.