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Alamos Gold (TSX:AGI) appoints new Chief Operating Officer

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TSX:AGI
04 August 2022 14:30 (EDT)
Luc Guimond

Luc Guimond - Alamos Gold

Alamos Gold (AGI) announced the appointment of Luc Guimond as Chief Operating Officer effective September 1, 2022.

Guimond will succeed Peter MacPhail who will be retiring as of August 31, 2022. To support the transition, MacPhail will be staying with the company as a consultant until the third quarter of 2023.

Guimond has nearly 35 years of experience in the mining industry in operations management, project management, mine construction, and corporate development in Canada and Australia.

He is currently the Vice President of Operations at Alamos Gold. Prior to that, Guimond was the General Manager of Young-Davidson. There he oversaw its evolution from the development and construction stages, through to the successful completion of the lower mine expansion, resulting in record operating and financial performance in 2021.

Guimond is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines. He also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.

MacPhail has served as Chief Operating Officer of Alamos Gold since 2015. He has more than 35 years of operational experience in the mining industry. During his time with Alamos Gold, he has overseen the growth of the company into a diversified intermediate producer with a high-quality asset base and leading growth profile.

John A. McCluskey, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alamos Gold, commented on the announcement.

“On behalf of the Board and entire team at Alamos Gold, I would like to thank Peter for his dedicated service and invaluable contributions to the company. He has been a tremendous leader at Alamos and has helped instill a culture of safety first and continuous improvement, such that the outlook for all three of our operations and entire company has never been stronger. We wish Peter all the best in retirement and look forward to his ongoing support over the coming year.”

Alamos is an intermediate gold producer with diversified production from three operating mines in North America.

Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI) is up 6.32 per cent, trading at C$10.26 per share at 2:10 pm ET.


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