- Gascoyne Resources (GCY) appoints Simon Lawson as Managing Director and CEO, effective immediately
- Prior to joining Gascoyne on November 10 as Non-Executive Director, Mr Lawson was the Managing Director of Firefly Resources before the companies agreed to merge
- Mr Lawson has more than 15 years of exploration, production and management experience in gold and base metals mineralisation
- He has previously held roles at Northern Star Resources (NST) as Chief Geologist and Principal Mine Geologist
- Shares in Gascoyne are down 3.70 per cent on the market and are trading at 39 cents
Gascoyne Resources (GCY) has appointed Simon Lawson as Managing Director and CEO, effective immediately.
Prior to joining Gascoyne on November 10 as Non-Executive Director, Mr Lawson was the Managing Director of Firefly Resources before the companies agreed to merge.
Mr Lawson has more than 15 years of exploration, production and management experience in gold and base metals mineralisation.
He has previously held roles at Northern Star Resources (NST) as Chief Geologist and Principal Mine Geologist.
Additionally, Mr Lawson specialises in resource asset identification and the restoration of operating mines.
“Simon brings a strong track record in operational improvement and resource expansion which are aligned with Gascoyne’s objectives for the next stage of our growth,” Chairman George Bauk said.
“His knowledge of the Yalgoo region and surrounding assets will be particularly important as we look across the region to generate multiple ore sources for Dalgaranga to deliver a step change in production and profitability in the years ahead.”
He will be taking over from Richard Hay who did not state why he was leaving.
“In my nearly three years at Gascoyne I am proud to have worked with a fantastic team of people who have achieved so much across all aspects of the business,” Mr Hay said.
“I know the Gascoyne team will continue to pull together and deliver on the strategy to deliver value from the regionally strategic Dalgaranga asset and wish them all the very best for the future.”
Shares in Gascoyne were down 3.7 per cent on the market and were trading at 39 cents at 1:07 pm AEDT.