Vista Gold Corp.
("Vista" or the "Corporation") (NYSE MKT and TSX: VGZ)
today announced the appointment of John F. ("Jack") Engele as Sr. Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
("CFO") of the Corporation. Ms. Terri Eggert,
Interim Chief Financial Officer, will continue with the Corporation for a short
period to ensure a smooth transition.
Mr. Engele
has over 25 years of mining finance and accounting experience including more
than 12 years of experience in senior finance executive and CFO roles.
Mr. Engele has substantial industry expertise in
multiple areas including strategic planning, project and corporate finance,
accounting, tax, risk management and regulatory compliance. Most recently
Mr.. Engele was the Sr. Vice
President - CFO of Electrum Ltd. (a privately held global gold exploration
company). Previously, Mr. Engele served as the
CFO of AngloGold Ashanti, North America and Vice President Finance - CFO of
Queenstake Resources Ltd. Mr. Engele also has
prior experience with Vista, having served as the Corporation's Vice President
Finance - CFO from 2001-2003. Mr. Engele is a
Certified Management Accountant in British Columbia, Canada and holds an MBA in
Finance and Accounting from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
Vista's President and Chief
Executive Officer, Fred Earnest, commented, "We are very pleased to have
Jack return to Vista as our Sr. Vice President - CFO. His broad mining
industry finance experience is an excellent complement to the project
analysis/development skill sets of the rest of our senior management
team. We look forward to his contributions to assist us with achieving
our goal of becoming a gold producer. I would also like to thank and
acknowledge Terri Eggert for her efforts as Vista's
interim CFO over the past 12 months and wish her well in her future
endeavors."
About Vista Gold Corp.
Vista is focused on
the development of the Mt. Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia,
to achieve its goal of becoming a gold producer. Vista is advancing exploration
on its Guadalupe de los Reyes gold/silver project in Mexico and has granted Invecture Group, S.A. de C.V. a right to earn a 62.5%
interest in the Concordia gold project in Mexico. Vista's other holdings
include the Awak Mas gold project in Indonesia and
the Long Valley gold project in California. For more information about our
projects, including technical studies and resource estimates, please visit our
website at www.vistagold.com.