Mr. Kumarage will be responsible for overseeing the Company’s operating mines. He has held progressive leadership roles within McEwen, including Director of Technical Services, where he was instrumental in bringing the Froome mine at the Fox Complex in Timmins into production and developing the Stock Mine that is nearing completion. He brings over a decade of mining engineering and leadership experience across precious and base metals, with prior roles at Minto Metals Corp., Alamos Gold Inc., and Goldcorp Inc. Mr. Kumarage is a licensed Professional Engineer registered with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), a Qualified Person (QP) under NI 43-101, and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mineral Engineering from the University of Toronto.