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Westhaven Announces Leadership Changes; Appoints Armstrong President & CEO
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WHN...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Westhaven Announces Leadership Changes; Appoints Armstrong President & CEO\n\n\n\n VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WHN)\n \n today announced that Gareth Thomas will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 30, 2025 with the Board of Directors appointing Ken Armstrong as the new President and CEO, effective May 1, 2025. Thomas, who has served in an executive capacity with Westhaven since 2010 and CEO since 2018, will remain as a director and advisor to the Board.\n \n\n Eira Thomas, Chairperson commented: “Gareth led Westhaven from an early-stage, grass roots gold exploration concept, through multiple high-grade gold drilling discoveries and most recently, the completion of a PEA outlining a robust development opportunity at Shovelnose, the Company’s flagship project in southern BC. We are indebted to Gareth for his commitment and leadership during this critical phase in the Company’s development.” She further stated that: “This planned transition represents a strategic renewal of leadership as we work to rapidly advance the Shovelnose project towards feasibility in parallel with ongoing gold exploration efforts across our highly prospective Spences Bridge portfolio of properties. We are delighted to be welcoming industry veteran Ken Armstrong as CEO to lead this effort.”\n \n\n Gareth Thomas, stated, “I am very proud of what we’ve accomplished on the Spences Bridge Gold Belt since Westhaven’s inception in 2010. This transition marks a new chapter for the Company, as we advance towards development at Shovelnose, and I am excited for what the future holds under Ken’s leadership. The relationships that we have established within the Nlaka’pamux Nation are particularly important to me. These relationships are founded on respect, trust and collaboration, and I remain fully committed to continuing to work with the Nlaka’pamux Nation in my role as a director and advisor to Westhaven.”\n \n\n Ken Armstrong is a seasoned exploration and mining professional with over thirty years of experience, including twenty years as a corporate executive for publicly listed exploration and mining companies covering a range of commodities including diamonds, gold, nic...