Equinox Gold Corp. announced that Mr. Doug Reddy will transition to the role of Chief Operating Officer at the start of September 2020 upon retirement of the company's current Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Attie Roux. Doug Reddy has been EVP Technical Services for Equinox Gold since March 2020 following the merger with Leagold Mining Corporation, and was Leagold's EVP Technical Services from the company's formation in 2016, responsible for technical studies, exploration and business development, including leading the technical work and planning for the Los Filos Mine expansion program and the Santa Luz Mine restart. Doug is a registered professional geoscientist with more than 30 years of international experience in operations, projects, exploration, mergers and acquisitions and company building in both base and precious metals. Prior to Leagold, Doug was with Endeavour Mining for 10 years in executive and senior management roles focused on technical services and business development and was also Technical Director for AMEC Americas. Attie Roux will remain available in an advisory capacity as needed.