IAMGOLD Corporation announced that Ms. Audra Walsh has been appointed to the Company's board of directors effective immediately. Walsh is a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of technical, operating, management and board experience in the mining industry. Ms. Walsh previously served as the CEO of Minas de Aguas Teidas S.A.U (MATSA), prior to the acquisition by Sandfire Resources in 2022.

She has extensive public mining company board experience, having served and continuing to serve as a board committee member in the areas of Technical, Safety, Health, Environment and Sustainability. She also formerly held the position of President and CEO of Sierra Metals Inc., Minera S.A. and A2Z Mining Inc. Ms. Walsh has also held senior positions with Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation. Ms. Walsh is a graduate with a Bachelor of Science, Mine Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota; and is a registered member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.