Nighthawk Gold Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Keyvan Salehi, P.Eng, MBA, as the Company's President CEO, who will replace Dr. Michael Byron effective January 1st, 2021. Mr. Salehi has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry, having held various senior roles in operations, projects, and corporate development. Prior to joining Nighthawk, Mr. Salehi served as the Vice President of Corporate Development and Technical Services with Mountain Province Diamonds ('MPVD'), where he was responsible for providing operational and technical oversight for MPVD's jointly owned 12,000 tonnes per day diamond mine in the Northwest Territories ('NWT'), introducing mine optimization initiatives to increase production and reduce costs.