Hut 8 Mining Corp. announced the appointment of James Beer to the new role of Senior Vice President, Operations, effective February 22, 2022. Mr. Beer joins Hut 8's growing and diverse leadership team under the direction of CEO Jaime Leverton to support scaling and expansion of the Company's diversified operations.

Mr. Beer brings more than 20 years of leadership experience within service provider organizations serving mission critical facilities operations, colocation, site design and construction, network architecture, security, and managed services. Over the last two decades, James has participated in multiple merger and acquisition transactions focused on integration, building growth engines, and value creation.