Alacer Gold Corp. announced the project development team leading the Çöpler Sulfide Project in Turkey. The company appointed Robert Benbow - Senior Vice President of Strategic Projects - was previously Vice President and Country Manager of Alacer's Turkish Business Unit.

Mr. Benbow joined the Corporation as General Manager of the Çöpler Mine in 2007. He has 40 years in the mining industry, of which 29 years are in the gold industry, and has over 25 years of senior management experience. Mr. Benbow has been involved in mining projects in Turkey for the last ten years.

John Ebbett - Sulfide Project Director - will lead the project and is responsible for the detailed engineering, construction and commissioning of the sulfide plant. Mr. Ebbett has over 10 years of industry experience and was previously a Project Manager at Newcrest Mining, where he was responsible for the post-expansion optimization of the processing plant at the Lihir gold mine. He was also responsible for the completion of the process plant expansion, the Toguraci underground development and infrastructure upgrades at the Gosowong gold mine.

Mr. Ebbett's prior experience includes process plant design and project engineering with Ausenco.