Toronto, Ontario, April 3, 2013 - Kinross Gold
Corporation (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is pleased to announce the
appointments of Mr. John Macken,
Ms. Una Power, and Ms.
Ruth Woods to its Board of Directors, effective
immediately. Mr. Macken, Ms. Power, and Ms. Woods will be nominated
as Directors for election by shareholders at the Kinross Annual
General Meeting on May 8, 2013. The appointments bring membership
on the Kinross Board of Directors to 12, following the retirement
of Mr. George Michals in 2012.
Mr. Macken has extensive international mining operations and
development experience. He served as President of Ivanhoe Mines
from 2004 to 2012, and as Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe from
2006 to 2010. His responsibilities at Ivanhoe included development
of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project. Prior to joining
Ivanhoe, Mr. Macken spent 19 years with Freeport-McMoRan Copper and
Gold, and served as Senior Vice-President of Strategic Planning and
Development. While at Freeport, he led the successful expansion of
the Grasberg mining complex. He is currently Chairman of Western
Lithium USA Corporation.
Ms. Power is Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President,
Corporate Planning and Business Development, at Nexen Inc., a
former publicly-traded international oil and gas company that is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, with operations in North
America, Europe, West Africa, South America and the Middle East.
Ms. Power has been a member of the Nexen executive leadership
team for 15 years, and has extensive knowledge of debt and equity
markets, risk management, financial reporting, audit functions, and
investor relations.
Ms. Woods is Chief Operating Officer of Osler, Hoskin and
Harcourt LLP, one of Canada's leading business law firms, and has
responsibility for finance, marketing, IT, talent management and
facilities. Previously, she was a founding partner of Hugessen
Consulting Inc., an executive compensation consulting firm
specializing in board advisory work. Additionally, she had 22 years
of executive experience in both investment banking and professional
services management at Scotia Capital.
"These appointments significantly enhance our Board expertise in
key areas, including mining operations, project development,
finance, human resources, and compensation," said John Oliver,
Chairman of the Board. "We welcome the diverse perspectives and
experience which these exceptionally talented and accomplished
professionals bring to our Board."
About Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines and
projects in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana, Mauritania,
Russia and the United States, employing approximately 9,000 people
worldwide. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).
Media Contact
Steve Mitchell
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
phone: 416-365-2726
steve.mitchell@kinross.com
Investor Relations Contact
Tom Elliott
Vice-President, Investor Relations
phone: 416-365-3390
tom.elliott@kinross.com