Lefroy Exploration Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Wade Johnson, currently the Chief Executive Officer, as Managing Director, effective 19 October 2016. Mr. Johnson is a geologist with over 25 years of experience in the mineral exploration industry with a strong focus on gold in Western Australia. He was most recently Exploration Manager for Kalnorth Gold Mines where he oversaw the exploration and development of the company's gold portfolio near Kalgoorlie over a period of five years. Prior to this Wade was with Newmont Australia for 10 years where he held senior exploration roles including Exploration Manager for Australia and then as Exploration Manager for Asia Pacific. During this time he was responsible for the management and execution of green-fields exploration programs and project generation across the Yilgarn of Western Australia, Tanami in the Northern Territory, North Queensland and the Lachlan Belt (NSW), PNG and the Solomon Islands. Prior to Newmont Wade held various project exploration roles in the Eastern and Murchison Goldfields of Western Australia.