New Pacific Metals Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Andrew Williams to the position of President effective immediately. Based in Vancouver and reporting to the CEO, Mr. Williams' main responsibility will be managing the Company's corporate development initiatives, investor relationship program, and financial needs of the Company business.

Mr. Williams will also work with CEO and other senior management to provide support for the development of the Company's projects in permitting, development and production and will assist CEO on team building and organization growth to support rapid growth of the Company's business. Prior to joining New Pacific, Mr. Williams spent the last 11 years with SEC-registered investment fund Sun Valley Gold LLC, most recently as portfolio manager. Mr. Williams began his career at Deloitte providing audit and financial advisory services to mining companies in Vancouver.

Mr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator.