Vangold Mining Corp. announced that William T. Gehlen has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Gehlen served as Manager of Resource Development in the Americas for OceanaGold Corp. from 2013 to 2018, assisting in the management of Oceana's El Salvador assets and project generation throughout the Americas. Prior to his term at Oceana, Mr. Gehlen served as VP of Exploration for Pacific Rim Mining Corp. ("Pacific Rim") from 1997 to 2013 where he managed all aspects of mineral exploration for the company. Mr. Gehlen currently serves as Manager of Corporate Development for Gold Standard Ventures Corp., where his responsibilities include generating and evaluating new business opportunities and liaising between corporate and technical staff. During his tenure with Pacific Rim, Bill was in charge of exploration at the El Dorado gold deposit in El Salvador and the Diablillos silver-gold deposit in Argentina.