Columbus Gold Corp. announce that Laurent Mathiot has been appointed a director of Columbus effective February 7, 2020. Mr. Mathiot replaces Russell Ball who resigned effective September 30, 2019 to take on the CEO role at Calibre Mining Corp. Mr. Mathiot is a third-generation member of the founding family of Paris based OCIM Group and the CEO of OCIM Finance. He has held several positions in the finance and banking sectors most notably at Banque Paribas and L'Immobilière de Crédit where he served as CFO. Mr. Mathiot has founded and successfully managed a number of companies specializing in the trading and marketing of investment gold and diamonds. Under his leadership the OCIM Group diversified into a strong precious metals merchant and financier with operations in Geneva.