Angkor Gold Announces Appointment of Stephen Lautens as VP of Corporate Affairs

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB--(Marketwired - December 06, 2016) - ANGKOR GOLD CORP. (TSX VENTURE: ANK) (OTC PINK: ANKOF) ("Angkor" or "the Company") announced today the appointment of Mr. Stephen Lautens as its new Vice President of Corporate Affairs effective immediately. Mr. Lautens will be responsible for communications, marketing and investor relations for the Company.

Mr. Lautens has a wide range of experience in communications, investor relations and business development as part of executive management teams of both private and public companies.

Mr. Lautens was VP Corporate Communications and General Counsel of Inter-Citic Minerals Inc. for almost eight years. Inter-Citic was a TSX-listed gold exploration company with a large project in western China. It was sold in a friendly takeover in November, 2012 to Western Mining Co Ltd, a $5.5B mining company based in China, for $260 million -- a 123% premium to market share price. Prior to that, Mr. Lautens worked as Executive VP of a company developing a project in partnership with China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co. Ltd., then one of China's largest State Owned Enterprises.

Previously Mr. Lautens served as VP Business Development of The Workflow Automation Corporation, a private Canadian software technology company. The Workflow Automation Corporation was acquired by BEA Systems, Inc. (since acquired by Oracle) in 2000 for $46 million.

Mike Weeks, CEO of Angkor commented on the addition of Mr. Lautens, "We are very pleased to have Mr. Lautens join the Angkor team. His attitude and expertise are consistent with our corporate philosophy, adding another solid asset to Angkor."

"I am extremely excited to join the executive team at Angkor," Mr. Lautens said. "I am not only impressed by the scope and quality of Angkor's projects in Cambodia, but I am delighted by the company's sincere commitment and dedication to improving the lives of the local inhabitants as partners in Angkor's success. I greatly look forward to working with the Angkor team in making the Angkor story better known, and building on their success."

Stephen Lautens is a past president of The National Club and previously served three non-consecutive terms as president of The Ontario Club. Mr. Lautens was also president of the Lawyers Club and served two terms as president of the Toronto Press Club. He is currently a Governor of The National Newspaper Awards having served previously on its board for seven years. Mr. Lautens is also a published writer. His articles have also appeared in numerous publications, including Canadian Lawyer Magazine and as a regular feature in The Calgary Sun, The National Post, The London Free Press and Toronto Sun.