Kalidas V. Madhavpeddi will replace Tony S. Giardini as the Chair of the Compensation Committee and Sharon E. Dowdall will replace Tony S. Giardini as a member of the Audit Committee. Gil Leathley will replace Kalidas V. Madhavpeddi as the Chair of the Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability and Technical Committee. About NOVAGOLD NOVAGOLD is a well-financed precious metals company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in North America. Its flagship asset is the 50%-owned Donlin Gold project in Alaska, one of the safest jurisdictions in the world. With approximately 39 million ounces(1) of gold in the Measured and Indicated resource categories (541 million tonnes at an average grade of approximately 2.2 grams per tonne), Donlin Gold is regarded to be one of the largest, and most prospective known gold deposits in the world.