International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. announced that Jeffrey A. Pontius will assume the role of interim Chief Executive Officer for the company until a new candidate is selected by the Board of Directors. Mr. Pontius is a current director and was the founder and former CEO of the company from August 2006 to May 2011. As the interim CEO, Mr. Pontius will direct the company through the final stages of optimization at the Livengood project and oversee corporate development activities with input from members of the Board of Directors.