May 28, 2007 - Toronto, Ontario - Kinross Gold
Corporation (TSX-K; NYSE-KGC) ("Kinross", "Kinross Gold" or the
"Company"), today announced the appointment of James Crossland as
Senior Vice-President, Government Relations and Corporate Affairs,
effective May 28, 2007.
Mr. Crossland is based in Toronto and has overall responsibility
for Kinross' communications, government relations, public affairs
and corporate social responsibility activities.
Mr. Crossland joins Kinross with 20 years of experience in the
areas of government and public relations, public affairs and
marketing communications. He has served as a senior executive at
several international communications groups, with roles in client
servicing, mergers, acquisitions and business operations in Canada,
the United States and United Kingdom. Most recently, Mr. Crossland
was Executive Vice-President of the Cossette Communication Group
Inc.