OCEANAGOLD STRENGTHENS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

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BRISBANE, Australia, July 24, 2022 /CNW/ – OceanaGold Company (TSX: OGC) (ASX: OGC) (“OceanaGold” or the “Corporate”) is happy to announce adjustments to its Govt Management Group (“ELT”), comprising the introduction and appointment into the jobs of Leader Running Officer Asia-Pacific, Leader Running Officer Americas, in addition to Leader Technical and Tasks Officer.

Mr. Scott Sullivan, who’s the present Leader Running Officer, will transition to the brand new Leader Technical and Tasks Officer position within the fourth quarter of 2022, main group-wide technical purposes and offering strategic course on research and execution of main tasks. On this position he’s going to additionally lead the analysis of expansion alternatives, the adoption of main new era and the supply of carbon and effort aid tasks.

Following Mr. Sullivan’s transition to his new position, the present Govt Vice President Exploration and Building, Mr. Craig Feebrey, will go back to his earlier position of Govt Vice President Exploration. This may increasingly permit Mr. Feebrey to concentrate on the Corporate’s mineral sources and present exploration portfolio in addition to the identity and analysis of long run alternatives.

OceanaGold is transferring to a regional Leader Running Officer fashion in reputation of the extent of alternative in each and every of our areas requiring executive-level make stronger and the unfold of time zones wherein we function. Mr. Peter Sharpe will sign up for OceanaGold and the ELT as Leader Running Officer Asia-Pacific, founded in Brisbane, Australia. He’s going to be in charge of the Waihi and Macraes operations in New Zealand and the Didipio mine in the Philippines, in addition to the Corporate’s Asset Control and Steady Growth purposes. Mr. Sharpe is anticipated to enroll in OceanaGold within the fourth quarter of 2022.

Present Govt Basic Supervisor of the Haile Gold Mine in the US, Mr. David Londono, has been promoted to Leader Running Officer Americas and the ELT, efficient straight away, the place he’s going to proceed main the Haile operation’s transformation and construction of the Haile Underground as soon as accredited.

OceanaGold President and CEO, Mr. Gerard Bond, stated “I’m extremely joyful to welcome Peter Sharpe to OceanaGold. Along with Scott, David and Craig we will be able to have remarkable technical intensity and capacity and revel in of operating throughout more than one geographies. Peter brings very good operational and management revel in that may make stronger the protected and accountable supply of the entire doable from our operations consistent with our technique.”

“I’m very happy to recognise and praise David’s robust management and the efficiency of the Haile Gold Mine in the US together with his promotion to the position of Leader Running Officer Americas. David is a phenomenal chief of a really perfect group enforcing an outstanding collection of enhancements at Haile, offering the foundation of self belief for long run alternatives.”

“As we force our technique ahead, Scott Sullivan, as Leader Technical and Tasks Officer, will spouse with the COO’s to maximize worth from our present operations and he’s going to lead the overview of long run alternatives. Tasks will come with offering skilled technical make stronger, power potency and emissions aid tasks, research and tasks and specifically total management of the Waihi North Undertaking, together with the Wharekirauponga Underground alternative.”

Mr Bond endured, “I’m very thankful to Craig for main our technical and venture purposes, along with group-wide exploration, during the last 18 months. As Govt Vice President Exploration, Craig will lead our centered program of enhanced brownfields and greenfields drilling to exchange mined oz and glance to seize and assessment long run orebodies in our geographies of passion.”

About Peter Sharpe:

Peter Sharpe is a mining govt with over 25 years of broad-based {industry} revel in spanning Australia, Papua New Guinea, North The usa and South The usa. Previous to becoming a member of OceanaGold, Mr. Sharpe spent nearly all of his profession operating for more than a few operations around the 3 main mining corporations of Newcrest, South 32 and BHP.

He’s lately hired by means of Newcrest the place he has held senior management roles during the last six years, together with Basic Supervisor at Cadia, Basic Supervisor at Lihir and maximum lately because the Director of Integration for the lately got Pretium Sources Inc. in Canada. Previous to becoming a member of Newcrest, Mr. Sharpe had 18 years with BHP and South32 the place he held quite a few senior management roles together with VP Operations Cannington, Asset President NSW Power Coal and VP Colombia Coal the place he represented BHP’s 33% JV passion in Cerrejon in Colombia. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the College of Newcastle.

About Scott Sullivan:

Scott Sullivan is a mining govt with over 30 years of broad-based {industry} revel in spanning Australia, Papua New Guinea, Africa and North The usa. He has assorted revel in in strategic making plans of mining operations and smelters, venture construction and commissioning, mine optimisation, restructuring and enlargement, sustainability and executive members of the family.

Previous to becoming a member of OceanaGold, Mr. Sullivan used to be CEO of Paladin Power Ltd, and previous to that, Basic Supervisor of Newcrest’s Telfer Gold Mine, CEO of Attila Sources (now New Century Sources) and Managing Director of Minbos Sources. Mr. Sullivan could also be a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Corporate Administrators. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining with firstclass honours and an MBA.

About Craig Feebrey:

Craig Feebrey joined OceanaGold in November 2015 and is an skilled geologist with over 30 years of world exploration and business luck. Mr. Feebrey has held a number of govt, senior technical, and control positions throughout main world mining organisations and junior exploration corporations. His focal point has been in gold and copper exploration, industry construction, and mining throughout Australia, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.

Mr. Feebrey is a Chartered Skilled Geologist and holds a Physician of Philosophy (Geology) and Grasp of Science level from Hokkaido College, Japan, and a Bachelor of Science and Graduate Degree of Science from the College of New England, Australia. He’s a fellow of the Society of Financial Geologists, and a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Australian Institute of Corporate Administrators.

About David Londono:

David Londono has over 35 years of revel in within the mining {industry}, having labored in several nations and more than a few commodities, together with coal, copper and gold. Mr. Londono joined OceanaGold in July 2021, as Govt Basic Supervisor of the Haile Gold Mine, the place he has made a favorable affect to the base line by means of riding operational luck, that specialize in protection, potency and profitability. He used to be up to now the Basic Supervisor for Detour Gold Company the place he grew to become across the operation ahead of being offered to Kirkland Lake Gold. Mr. Londono has additionally labored for AngloGold Ashanti and Barrick Gold in several senior running and technical capacities.

Mr. Londono began his profession in Colombia as mine manager on the Cerrejon coal mine, probably the most international’s greatest open pits. He holds a Bachelor of Science level in Mine Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, a Grasp of Science in Earth and Programs Engineering from Colorado College of Mines and an MBA from Regis College.

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About OceanaGold

OceanaGold is a multinational gold manufacturer dedicated to the best possible requirements of technical, environmental, and social efficiency. For 31 years, now we have been contributing to excellence in our {industry} by means of handing over sustainable environmental and social results for our communities, and robust returns for our shareholders. Our world exploration, construction, and running revel in has created an industry-leading pipeline of natural expansion alternatives and a portfolio of established running property together with Didipio Mine in the Philippines; Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand; and Haile Gold Mine in the US of The usa.

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