The board of Regis Resources Ltd. announced that long serving General Manager - Exploration, Mr. Jens Balkau has decided to retire from full time employment. The board is pleased to advise that it has appointed Mr. Peter Woodman to the position of Chief Geological Officer with effect from 25 January 2016. Mr. Woodman is a geologist with over 20 years' experience in exploration, development and operations in the resources sector.

Mr. Woodman has worked for a number of mining companies during his extensive career in the resources sector and most recently held the positions of Managing Director of WCP Resources Limited and non-executive director of Papillon Resources Limited where he has been influential in major project acquisition and discovery. He previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Wedgetail Mining Limited where he oversaw the successful completion of the bankable feasibility study for the Nullagine Gold Project and then managed the $60 million financing of the project development. He has also held positions with Samantha Gold NL, Ranger Minerals NL, Hellman & Schofield Pty Ltd, Centamin Egypt Ltd. and Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.