OceanaGold Corporation has appointed Jose (Joey) P. Leviste Jr to its Board. Joey is chairman of OceanaGold"s subsidiary company in the Philippines, OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc, and has been a director of the Philippines company since OceanaGold"s merger with Climax Mining in 2006. He was also a director of the Climax Mining Filipino subsidiary

Previously, Joey held the position of chairman, president and CEO of Mirant Asia Philippines Corporation, a subsidiary of US-based power generation company, Mirant Corporation.

Joey has consistently been named by BizNews Asia Magazine as one of the 'most powerful 100' people in the Philippines. He is the Philippine resident representative of the Australia-Philippine Business Council and in 2005 was appointed as a commissioner to the Consultative Commission tasked with advising the Philippines' President on the changes needed to the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.

OceanaGold chairman Jim Askew says: 'It is a pleasure to welcome Joey to the board of directors of OceanaGold Corporation. I have had the pleasure to work with Joey for a number of years and he brings a wealth of international business experience.

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