Steppe Gold Limited announced the appointments of Mr. Jeremy South as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Sheldon Vanderkooy as Director to the Board effective immediately. Mr. South has been a Director of Steppe Gold since March 2017 and is resigning from the Board of Directors to take on the CFO role. He has over 30 years of experience in M&A, capital markets and private equity in Europe, North America and Australia, including senior positions in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, NatWest Markets and Deloitte.

For 10 years ending December 2016, Mr. South was Global Leader, Mining M&A Advisory at Deloitte. The company also welcomes the appointment of Mr. Sheldon Vanderkooy, as Director of Steppe Gold Ltd. Mr. Vanderkooy is currently the General Counsel of Triple Flag Mining Finance Ltd. The Triple Flag Group primarily targets streaming and royalty investments in the mining sector, and has investments in Canada, Australia, the United States, Peru and Mongolia. Prior to joining The Triple Flag Group, he was Assistant General Counsel at First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and Senior Director, Legal Affairs at Inmet Mining Corporation.