West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. announced the appointment of Shane Williams as President and CEO, effective June 1, 2023, succeeding Tom Meredith, who becomes Executive Chairman. The Company is also reported Mr. Duncan Middlemiss has joined West Red Lake Gold as an independent director. These strategic appointments are part of ongoing changes at the Company in relation to the acquisition of the Madsen gold mine to position West Red Lake Gold for future success.

Shane Williams is an accomplished mining executive and engineer, renowned for his track record of executional excellence in successful mine restarts and builds. With extensive experience in Canada's gold mining sector, his expertise is highly relevant to his new position. As the Chief Operating Officer at Skeena Resources from 2020 to 2023, Mr. Williams played a pivotal role in advancing the past-producing Eskay Creek gold mine in B.C. towards a restart.

His leadership, team-building and business development contributed to a remarkable fivefold increase in market value for Skeena during his tenure. From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Williams held various leadership positions at Eldorado Gold, culminating in his role as Senior Vice President overseeing Canadian and Greek operations. Under his guidance, the Lamaque gold project in Quebec progressed from a Preliminary Economic Assessment to a fully operational mine in 18 months.

Mr. Williams also served as Project Director for Eldorado's Greek assets, successfully developing the Skouries and Olympias projects with a combined capital expenditure exceeding USD 1 billion. Prior to his tenure at Eldorado Gold, Mr. Williams was involved with several thriving operations in progressively senior roles around the world. Mr. Williams holds a B.Eng.

in Electrical Engineering from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, and an M.Sc. in Project Management from the University of Limerick, Ireland.