OceanaGold has appointed Matthew Salthouse as company secretary and general counsel.

Matthew Salthouse was previously company secretary and legal counsel at Drivetrain Systems International, a multi-million dollar exporter of automotive components. Before joining Drivetrain, he was employed as a Senior Associate at Chambers & Company where he consulted on various merger and acquisition matters for large scale mining and resource companies.

He has also worked as a commercial lawyer and legal practitioner at Coles Myer, ION Limited, Herbert Smith and Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

OceanaGold’s chief executive officer Steve Orr says: “Matthew’s broad legal experience and familiarity with the mining industry will make a valuable contribution and strengthen OceanaGold’s executive management team.”

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