Kirkland Lake Gold announced the appointment of Philip Yee as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective December 1, 2016. In addition, the company announced that Mr. Perry Ing CFO, Mr. Keyvan Salehi - VP Corp. Dev and Technical Services and Ms. Suzette Ramcharan - Director of Investor Relations are no longer with the company.

Philip C. Yee is an experienced senior finance executive. He is a chartered professional accountant with 25+ years of experience and success including 15+ years as a member of high caliber senior management teams leading world-class mining operations. Most recently, Phil was SVP & CFO of Lake Shore Gold Corp.

from May 2013 to April 2016 when the business combination with Tahoe Resources was completed. Prior to this role, Phil was CFO of Patagonia Gold Plc from May 2011 to April 2013 and Vice President Finance for Kumtor Operating Co.