06:34 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- New Pacific Metals ( NEWP ) late Thursday said it has appointed Jalen Yuan as permanent CEO and Chester Xie as permanent CFO, effective Thursday.

Yuan has also been appointed to the company's board of directors. Yuan and Xie served as interim CEO and interim CFO, respectively, since April.

"Following a robust period of progress under Jalen's guidance, the board is pleased to confirm both Jalen and Chester's appointments and looks forward to working with them as we move to the next phase in advancing our projects in Bolivia," said Dickson Hall, New Pacific's board chair.

Peter Megaw's term as a director is ending at the close of the 2025 annual general meeting. Megaw will not be standing for re-election.