Guyana Goldfields Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Lello Galassi to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the company, effective immediately. Mr. Galassi will be based in Georgetown, Guyana and will be responsible for all daily operations related to the Aurora Gold Project in Guyana, South America. He previously worked for Rio Tinto Iron Ore as the Senior Project Manager for the multi-billion dollar Simandou Project in Guinea, West Africa starting in 2008 where he led brownfield and greenfield expansion projects ranging from mine to port structures, equipment and systems.