Orla Mining Ltd. named Jason Simpson its new president and CEO, replacing Marc Prefontaine on Nov. 12.

The company said Oct. 15 that Simpson, who most recently served as COO of Torex Gold Resources Inc., will also become a director on its board.

Prefontaine will resign as a director and will remain with the company for the rest of 2018 to help with the transition.

Orla Mining's main assets include the Camino Rojo gold-silver project in Mexico and the Cerro Quema gold project in Panama.