OceanaGold Corp T.OGC

APPOINTS GERARD BOND AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO

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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 10, 2022 /CNW/ - OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC) (ASX: OGC) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Gerard Bond as the Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") effective April 4, 2022. Mr. Bond will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board").

Mr. Paul Benson, Chairman of the Board, said, "On behalf of the Board of OceanaGold, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Gerard. Following an extensive executive search, we are pleased to have attracted such an accomplished and recognised executive to lead OceanaGold forward. Gerard has demonstrated strong leadership during his career, brings a wealth of commercial and industry experience and has a proven track record of driving performance and delivering on business potential. This appointment marks an exciting new chapter for OceanaGold and the Board is looking forward to working with him to maximise the value of the Company."

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Mr. Bond retired in January as CFO of Newcrest Mining. Here some information about his biography: https://wallmine.com/otc/ncmgf/officer/1653910/gerard-bond.amp He was the second best payed employee of Newcrest with a salary of 1,8 Mio US $, so he should not be a dumb person as so many CEO's of OGC have been in the past, which costed the shareholders about 1 Billion for idiodic