Almaden Minerals Ltd. announced that Mr. Doug McDonald has been appointed Vice President of Corporate Development for the company. Mr. McDonald will work with the company's growing team to lead the company's global corporate development activities, including institutional shareholder relations, capital market strategy and corporate development opportunities. Mr. McDonald brings 18 years of investment banking, corporate merger and acquisition, venture capital, foreign trade and resource policy experience to Almaden.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. McDonald served as Vice President of Investment Banking for Salman Partners Inc., and in that capacity advised senior management teams on numerous mergers and acquisitions and has been lead banker on many corporate finance transactions.