Detour Gold Announces Board Committee Changes and Commences Search for New CEO
TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2018 - Detour Gold Corp. (TSX: DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") announces that the Board of Directors has established Board committees that include the new independent Board members who were elected at the Special Meeting held on December 13, 2018. Mr. James Gowans was appointed Chairman of the Board prior to the Special Meeting.
The composition of the Board committees is as follows:
| Directors | Audit | Corporate | Corporate | Human | Technical |
| James Gowans (Chair) | |||||
| Alan Edwards | Member | Member | |||
| Andre Falzon | Chair | Member | |||
| Steven Feldman | Member | ||||
| Judy Kirk | Member | Chair | |||
| Chris Robison | Member | Chair | |||
| Ron Simkus | Member | Member | Member | ||
| Dawn Whittaker | Member | Chair | Member | ||
| Bill Williams | Chair | Member |
On December 13, 2018, the Board accepted the six-week notice given by Michael Kenyon of his resignation as Interim Chief Executive Officer.
The Human Resources & Compensation Committee is proceeding immediately with an international search for a new Chief Executive Officer.
About Detour Gold
Detour Gold is an intermediate gold producer in Canada that holds a 100% interest in the Detour Lake mine, a long life large-scale open pit operation. Detour Gold's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol DGC.
For further information, please contact:
Laurie Gaborit, VP Investor Relations
Tel: 416-304-0581
Detour Gold Corp., Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, Suite 4100, P.O. Box 121, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E2
SOURCE Detour Gold
Contact
Laurie Gaborit, VP Investor Relations, Tel: 416-304-0581, Detour Gold Corp., Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, Suite 4100, P.O. Box 121, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E2