Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced the appointment of Steven Thomas as Vice President Finance & Corporate Secretary, April Hayward as Chief Sustainability Officer and Matt MacPhail as Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Steven Thomas has joined the company as Vice President Finance, Secretary & Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Thomas brings some 25 years of experience and significant knowledge of the sector having spent almost 10 years as the CFO of DeBeers Canada as well as the CFO for Goldcorp's Canadian operations and CFO of TSX listed Torex Gold.

Dr. April Hayward has joined the company as the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). Dr. Hayward has long and deep experience in the Northwest Territories, and the Gahcho Kué mine and Kennady exploration projects. Dr. Hayward has a Ph.D. in ecology and is deeply passionate about sustainability in Canada's North.

Mr. Matt MacPhail has been appointed as the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the company. Mr. MacPhail is a Professional Mining Engineer and was previously the Vice President of Corporate Development and Technical Services. Mr. MacPhail will work on optimizing the Life of Mine Plans for the operation as well as supporting exploration and business development matters.

Dr. Tom McCandless will continue as Vice President and Head of Exploration for the company. Dr. McCandless has more than 40 years of experience with over 20 years in the exploration and development of +500-million-year-old kimberlites with irregular shapes and KIM dispersion patterns that are prevalent at both the Gahcho Kué Mine and the Kennady North Project. Dr. McCandless has a Ph.D. in Geochemistry and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta and University of Arizona.

Mr. Reid Mackie will continue as Vice President and Head of Diamond Sales and Marketing for the company. Mr. Mackie is an industry veteran in diamond sales and marketing, having previously held senior roles at Ashton Mining, Rio Tinto Diamonds and Argyle Pink Diamonds. To date, Mr. Mackie has successfully introduced several new rough diamond productions to market, pioneered the use of competitive rough diamond tenders by diamond miners and oversaw the iconic Argyle Pink Diamond brand.

Mr. Perry Ing will remain the CFO until February 19 and support the transitional period, whereafter he will support the incoming CFO for a short period to ensure continuity.