08:20 AM EDT, 11/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Blue Moon Metals ( BMOOF ) said on Friday that Christian Kargl-Simard, who was elected as an independent director in October, will replace Patrick McGrath as president and chief executive.

Kargl-Simard, a professional engineer, led Adventus Mining from its inception to its takeover by Silvercorp Metals (SVM.TO).

Frances Kwong, former chief financial officer at Adventus Mining, will replace Varun Prasad as chief financial officer and corporate secretary. Both changes are effective immediately.

Blue Moon is also adding two non-executive advisors to the board - Garfield MacVeigh and Christian Aramayo - to increase the group's experience.