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Solstice Gold Appoints Pablo McDonald as Chief Executive Officer and Director
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Solstice Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGC) (“Solstice”, “we”, “our” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Solstice Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGC) (“Solstice”, “we”, “our” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Pablo McDonald has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company, effective May 24, 2023. Mr. McDonald is a mining professional with fifteen years of experience of generating value on a diverse range of projects from greenfield exploration programs to some of the largest mines in the world. Prior to joining Solstice, he spent nearly a decade in consulting with mid-tier and major mining companies where he designed and executed projects critical to extending mine life, most notably for Newmont and B2Gold. Pablo has also managed exploration programs across North and South America, Europe, and Africa. Mr. McDonald holds a bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering from Queen’s University. David Adamson Chairman stated, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to welcome Mr. McDonald as Solstice’s new CEO. Over the past 15 months Pablo has skillfully managed Solstice’s operations and exploration team. He was instrumental in Solstice’s early recognition of the Eastern English River Subprovince’s Lithium potential, which led to the acquisition of our 174 km2 SLP land package. He has demonstrated that he has the leadership skills necessary to build out our business plan and drive shareholder value through discovery on our key exploration assets, continued monetization of our extensive Royalty Portfolio and leverage new opportunities.” Mr. McDonald stated, “I am pleased to accept the role of Director and CEO of Solstice. Over the past year in the role of Exploration Manager I conducted an in-depth analysis of the Company and its properties and projects. I am convinced that, by building on the hard work done to date, there is a strong opportunity for discovery. I am impressed with the strength of our technical team and commitment of our Board, and I am fully committed to take the steps necessary to drive shareholder value through asset discovery and development.” In connection with Mr. McDonald’s appointment, pursuant to Solstice's stock option plan, the Company issued to him 900,000 stock options exercise for common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.05 with a term of five years with one third vesting immediately, one third after...