Timmins Gold Corp. reported that Bruce Bragagnolo has ceased to be the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the company, and that Mark Backens has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the company effective immediately. Arturo Bonillas will continue in his role as President of the company and the company's lead executive in Mexico.

Backens has over 30 years of broad based, global mining and finance experience gained while working for Wharf Resources, Placer Dome, Meridian Gold, Macquarie Bank NA and the Bank of Nova Scotia.