OceanaGold Corporation announced changes to its Executive Leadership Team, comprising the creation and appointment into the roles of Chief Operating Officer Asia-Pacific, Chief Operating Officer Americas, as well as Chief Technical and Projects Officer. Mr. Scott Sullivan, who is the current Chief Operating Officer, will transition to the new Chief Technical and Projects Officer role in the fourth quarter of 2022, leading group-wide technical functions and providing strategic direction on studies and execution of major projects. In this role he will also lead the evaluation of growth opportunities, the adoption of major new technology and the delivery of carbon and energy reduction projects. Following Mr. Sullivan's transition to his new role, the current Executive Vice President Exploration and Development, Mr. Craig Feebrey, will return to his previous role of Executive Vice President Exploration. This will allow Mr. Feebrey to focus on the Company's mineral resources and existing exploration portfolio as well as the identification and evaluation of future opportunities. OceanaGold is moving to a regional Chief Operating Officer model in recognition of the level of opportunity in each of regions requiring executive-level support and the spread of time zones in which operate. Mr. Peter Sharpe will join OceanaGold and the ELT as Chief Operating
Officer Asia-Pacific, based in Brisbane, Australia. He will be accountable for the Waihi and Macraes operations in New Zealand and the Didipio mine in the Philippines, as well as the Company's Asset Management and Continuous Improvement functions. Mr. Sharpe is expected to join OceanaGold in the fourth quarter of 2022. Current Executive General Manager of the Haile Gold Mine in the United States, Mr. David Londono, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer Americas and the ELT, effective immediately, where he will continue leading the Haile operation's transformation and development
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