Argonaut Gold Inc. announced that Larry Radford will step down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately for personal health reasons. The Board of Directors has appointed Richard Young as CEO of the Company. Mr. Radford will stay on at Argonaut as a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Advisor to the CEO until January 22, 2023.

Richard Young brings more than 30 years of extensive experience in the gold industry. A Chartered Professional Accountant, Mr. Young joined Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX-T) in 1991 and served in a series of positions of increasing responsibility in finance, operations, corporate development, investor relations and mine development. Most recently, Mr. Young was the President and CEO of Teranga Gold Corporation which was sold to Endeavor Mining Corporation in 2021.

Prior to joining Teranga in 2010, Mr. Young served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gabriel Resources Ltd. for five years. Mr. Young holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Ontario as well as a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University. Mr. Young is a CPA, CA.