New Gold Appoints David Schummer As COO

(RTTNews) - New Gold Inc. (NGD.TO, NGD) said Monday that it has appointed David Schummer as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Schummer joins New Gold having spent 22 years at Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) moving into progressively more senior operating roles, ultimately becoming the Senior Vice President of African Operations. Prior to his time in Africa, Schummer was Newmont's Vice President of North American Operations where he managed a group of eight operating mines, including both open pit and underground operations, which collectively produced approximately two million ounces of gold annually.