Origin Gold Corporation announced that Fred Leigh has been appointed as a director and the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Leigh has over 35 years of experience working with early stage companies and has had a significant role as founder, director and/or investor in many public companies. He is also the founder and President of Siwash, a privately held company which, for over 28 years has invested in early stage opportunities in the resource sector.