Richmont Mines Appoints Elaine Ellingham as Interim CEO

Richmont Mines Inc. (TSX:RIC,NYSEMKT:RIC) announced that Elaine Ellingham has been appointed interim President and CEO.

As quoted in the press release:

Ms. Ellingham, the interim President and CEO, has served on Richmont’s Board of Directors for the past four years and is a mining executive and a professional geologist with over 25 years’ experience in the mining industry. She has held senior positions at a number of mining companies as well as at the Toronto Stock Exchange. Ms. Ellingham said “I look forward to working closely with our management team, to further optimize and develop our mining operations in Ontario and Quebec. We remain focused on developing our cornerstone asset, Island Gold Deep, a million ounce gold resource recently accessed by development ramp beneath our Island Gold Mine in Ontario. Richmont’s management team and Board of Directors have the depth of operating experience to ensure continuity of our mining operations during this transition.”

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