Mountain Province Diamonds reports upcoming changes to the Board

At the company's 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders, Tom Peregoodoff, William Lamb, and Brett Desmond will be joining the Board pursuant to election. To accommodate these additions, Bruce Dresner, Carl Verley and Peeyush Varshney will step down from the Board following the company's AGM of shareholders and will not stand for re-election.

Jonathan Comerford, the company's Chairman commented: "We are very pleased to welcome Tom, William, and Brett to the Board and look forward to their contributions as we execute our strategy to deliver long-term value to our shareholders. These changes demonstrate the Board's commitment to the long-term success of the company and the experience and expertise of the new Board members in various aspects of our business will ensure that we continue to maximise the value of our quality assets. They join the company at an exciting time as the company continues with its transition to a mature mid-tier mining company with a portfolio of high quality assets in a great jurisdiction."

Comerford added: "On behalf of us all, I would like to thank Bruce, Carl, and Peeyush for their long and dedicated service to Mountain Province Diamonds. Under their leadership and support, the company has successfully transitioned from a diamond explorer into a significant diamond producer.

Tom Peregoodoff is currently President and CEO of Kaizen Discovery Incorporated, a gold/copper exploration company with assets in Peru. Prior to that, he joined Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. as Executive Vice President of business development in 2012 before taking over as President and CEO in early 2015. Peregoodoff has over 25 years of mining and petroleum industry experience, including 18 years with BHP Billiton with extensive knowledge in global exploration, operations and business development. He served as Vice President, Exploration, BHP Billiton and was accountable for global early-stage exploration activities across all commodities from 2008 to 2011. Peregoodoff has held several senior roles in BHP Billiton's exploration division in commercial, operational and technical capacities. He is a Director of Computational Geoscience Inc. and also served as Director of Vanadiumcorp Resource Inc from February of 2014 until February 2015. Peregoodoff also holds a BSc. in Geophysics from the University of Calgary.

William Lamb brings over 25 years of experience in mining operations and project development to Mountain Province Diamonds. In his most recent role, Lamb served as CEO of Lucara Diamond Corp. (Lucara) from May 2011 to February 2018 before retiring from Lucara. 

During that time, he played an integral role in taking Lucara's flagship Karowe mine from feasibility through to a steady state, world-class, operating diamond mine. Under Lamb's leadership, the Karowe mine evolved into one of the world's highest margin diamond mines and the foremost producer of large, Type IIA diamonds in excess of 10.8 carats, including the historic 1109 carat Lesedi La Rona (second largest gem diamond ever recovered) and the 813 carat Constellation (sold for a record US$63.1 million). Lamb has a NHD in Extraction Metallurgy for the Technicon of the Witwatersrand, and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.

Brett Desmond is a seasoned investment professional with 20 years of experience in banking, corporate finance, and asset management and his extensive experience in capital markets and private investments adds a unique skill set to the company's board. In his most recent role, Desmond served as SVP of Corporate Development for Daon, a software assurance company, whose clients include the US Government and major US and global banks. Furthermore, he has been involved with a number of successful private and public investments since returning to Europe in 2014.

Desmond is also the son of the company's major shareholder, Dermot Desmond. Desmond has been a long time supporter of Mountain Province Diamonds and over the past few months, he has increased his position in the company to just under 30%, and as a result, he has requested 2 nominees to the Board in the upcoming election at the AGM; Jonathan Comerford, the company's Chairman, and Desmond. The company views this as a sign of continued support and assurance from the largest shareholder and strongly welcomes Brett's addition to the Board. Desmond holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University College in Dublin.

2019 AGM of shareholders

The company invites shareholders to attend the AGM being held at 11:00 am EDT on Thursday 13 June 2019 at the offices of Bennett Jones on the 34^th floor of 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1A4. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on 3 May 2019, being the record date, will be eligible to vote at the meeting. Complete details of the AGM are contained in the company's 2019 Management Information Circular, which will be available on the company's website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on 8 May 2019.

Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers Canada in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine located in Canada's Northwest Territories. Gahcho Kué is the world's largest new diamond mine, consisting of a cluster of various diamondiferous kimberlites, four of which are being developed and mined under the current mine plan. The company also controls 67 164 ha of highly prospective mineral claims and leases immediately adjacent to the Gahcho Kué mine that include an indicated mineral resource at the Kelvin kimberlite and inferred mineral resources for the Faraday kimberlites.

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