Kaizen Discovery Inc. announced that Eric Finlayson has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective March 31, 2016. Mr. Finlayson has assumed the CEO position, on an interim basis, from B. Matthew Hornor, who resigned effective March 31, 2016 as Kaizen's President, CEO and a member of the Board of Directors to pursue other opportunities. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Hornor will continue to work with the company in an advisory capacity until May 31, 2016.

Mr. Finlayson joined High Power Exploration Inc. (HPX) as a senior advisor in October 2013 and became president in December 2015. In his role as interim CEO, Mr. Finlayson has assumed lead responsibilities for Kaizen's exploration and development activities as the company continues to advance its portfolio of exploration projects in Canada and Peru. Kaizen, in addition to its collaboration agreement with ITOCHU to jointly explore and develop selected, international mineral projects, also has access to HPX's proprietary, geophysical technology under a dedicated services agreement.

In an additional personnel change, Steve Vanry, Kaizen's Executive Vice President of Corporate Development since 2014, resigned his position effective March 31, 2016.