SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Odyssey Gold Limited (ASX:ODY) announced the appointment of highly respected gold geologist, Mr Matthew Briggs, as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, effective from 17 January 2022.
Odyssey Gold has an outstanding portfolio of exploration targets to progress within the historic Tuckanarra Goldfields, where previous mining and exploration has barely (and literally) scratched the surface.
The pipeline of over 25 targets ranges from generative, conceptual targets up to pre-resource deposits currently undergoing infill and extensional drill programs.
Odyssey Gold has an exciting and demanding exploration outlook to test, understand and advance these targets and also generate additional prospects on its very prospective ground holding.
To do justice to this exploration potential, the Board believes an experienced and dedicated exploration geologist is the ideal leader of the Odyssey exploration team.
To this end, the Company is pleased to advise that Mr Matthew Briggs has agreed to join the Company as Managing Director and CEO, commencing in the New Year.
Matthew Briggs is an expert and experienced professional exploration geologist with an ideal background in gold exploration and mining in Australia, most recently as Managing Director of Tanami gold explorer, Prodigy Gold Ltd.
Matthew Briggs completed an Honours degree in Geology at University in Queensland and embarked on a 25-year career in gold exploration, starting as an exploration geologist at Central Norseman Gold, then rising to Exploration Manager at St Ives Gold and eventually becoming Vice President and Group Head of Strategic Planning at Gold Fields. He became Managing Director of Prodigy Gold’s predecessor, ABM Resources Ltd, in 2016 and will complete his role there shortly.
Mr Briggs’ experience is ideally suited to lead Odyssey to its full potential. He will commence as Managing Director and CEO of Odyssey on 17 January 2022. Mr Matthew Syme will continue as an Executive Director of the Company.