Roxgold Inc. announced that Paul Criddle will be stepping down from his position of Chief Operating Officer effective July 1, 2018, to pursue new opportunities but will remain with the company through his nomination to the Board of Directors following the retirement of Mr. Robin Mills. Iain Cox, General Manager, Operations at Roxgold will assume the role of interim Chief Operating Officer following Mr. Criddle's departure. Mr. Cox has been the General Manager, Operations at Roxgold since 2014 and has led the on-site team in all aspects of the company's successful transition from development to production. Mr. Cox is a mining engineer with over 25 years' of international experience in developing and operating underground mines and has formerly held senior leadership roles at Newmont/Normandy, Centamin and Crew Gold.