San Gold Corporation announced that its board of directors has appointed chief operating officer Ian Berzins as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Berzins replaces George Pirie, who served as President and Chief Executive Officer since December of 2010. Mr. Berzins joined San Gold in May 2008 as Chief Operating Officer.

He is a mining engineer with 30 years of experience in the mining industry having worked in gold, oil sands, coal and base metals.