Gold79 Mines Ltd. announced that Mr. Derek Macpherson has joined the Company as a full time President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2021. With Mr. Macpherson's appointment, Mr. Gary Thompson will assume the role of Executive Chairman, stepping down as CEO. Mr. Macpherson brings additional technical and capital markets experience to the Gold79 team. Most recently he was Senior Vice President, Investment Banking at Red Cloud Securities Inc. and prior to that was Vice President, Mining Analyst at Red Cloud. Besides research his work at Red Cloud, particularly during its early years, his work included retail and institutional sales, and marketing.