New Gold Inc. Appointed Two New Members to its Board of Directors

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Canada-headquartered mining company New Gold Inc. announced the appointment of Sophie Bergeron and Ross Bhappu to its Board of Directors.

At Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium and Diamonds, Sophie now serves as the Managing Director of Diamonds. She worked for Xstrata Nickel and Newmont Mining for ten years each before joining Rio Tinto. She has a bachelor's degree in mining engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, and a Professional Certificate in Operations from Melbourne University.

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Ross is currently a Senior Strategic Advisory Partner at Resource Capital Funds (RCF). He has spent over 20 years at RCF, where he was previously the head of RCF's Private Equity Funds.  He also chairs the Private Equity Mature Funds Investment Committee. Ross worked for GTN Copper Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation prior to joining RCF. Ross holds a Ph.D. in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.S. in Metallurgy from the University of Arizona, and a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Richard O'Brien, Chair of the Board noted that Sophie's operational discipline and focus on safety, and Ross' technical and financial expertise will be proven assets for the company.