RooGold Inc. reported that Vishal Gupta, M.Sc., P. Geo, has been appointed CEO of the company. Mr. Gupta is a P. Geo. registered with the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, who brings considerable mining industry expertise and public markets experience to the company.

He currently serves as the President and CEO of Caprock Mining Corp. Prior to joining Caprock, Mr. Gupta served as the President and CEO of California Gold Mining Inc. Previously, he worked as an equity research analyst and investment banker covering the mining sector for a number of Toronto-based financial institutions including Desjardins Securities, Cormark Securities, Dundee Capital Markets, Fraser Mackenzie and Global Financial. During his tenure in capital markets, Mr. Gupta performed independent technical due diligence, M&A advisory and comprehensive valuation analysis on a wide variety of resource projects across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Nicaragua.

Mr. Gupta holds a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Toronto, and started his career as an exploration geologist for junior resource companies where he was involved in the planning, preparation, execution and reconciliation of exploration programs. Carlos Espinosa has resigned from his position as CEO of the Company to pursue other opportunities.