PR Newswire
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 2, 2020
VANCOUVER, BC , Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX) ("Equinox Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Dr. Sally Eyre will be joining the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately.
Dr. Eyre is a mining finance professional with extensive experience in global resource capital markets and mining operations. She has held executive positions with a number of Canadian resource companies including serving as Senior Vice President, Operations at Endeavour Mining, responsible for a portfolio of resource exploration, development and production projects throughout West Africa , as President and Chief Executive Officer of Etruscan Resources, a gold company with producing assets in West Africa , and as Director of Business Development for Endeavour Financial. Dr. Eyre has a Ph.D. in Economic Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London .
The Company also announces that Mr. Peter Marrone has stepped down from Equinox Gold's Board of Directors as of October 31, 2020 . Mr. Marrone continued onto the Equinox Gold Board of Directors following the Company's merger with Leagold Mining in March 2020 , serving as a director during the transition period and until a suitable replacement could be found.
Christian Milau , CEO and a Director of Equinox Gold, commented: "Sally is a tremendous addition to Equinox Gold's Board of Directors, bringing a wide range of global operations, technical, capital markets and corporate leadership experience. On behalf of the Equinox Gold team and Board of Directors, I welcome Sally to the Board and also thank Peter Marrone for his support and contributions this year."
SOURCE Equinox Gold Corp.