Kinross Announces Three Senior Management Changes

J. Paul Rollinson, the newly-appointed CEO of Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:G,NYSE:KGC), announced that Brant Hinze has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer. Prior to the promotion, Hinze was Kinross’ executive vice president.

Rollinson also announced that Geoffrey P. Gold and James Crossland have been given new roles in the company.

Rollinson commented:

This promotion is consistent with a renewed focus on operational fundamentals, delivering on key metrics at our sites, and reducing costs across our operations and projects. Since coming to Kinross, Brant Hinze has instilled a new level of accountability at our operations. We are now looking to him to lead the drive for performance improvements across the organization as the next step in our capital and project optimization process.

Geoff Gold and Jim Crossland both have very strong records of achievement in their respective functional areas, and I congratulate them on their expanded roles as we seek to streamline our management structure and improve the efficiency of decision-making.

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