Seabridge Gold Chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk announced that the Company's Board of Directors has voted to create a new position of Lead Director to strengthen the independence of the Board from management. The company announced John Sabine as new lead director. Mr. Sabine has been a director of the Company since 2014 and Chairs the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He is a seasoned lawyer with extensive experience in mining, corporate governance and reorganization, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Sabine is widely recognized for advising clients on complex international projects. In addition to advising public companies and investment banks, he has served on the Boards of Directors of a number of public and private companies in a variety of businesses.