Lydian International announced today that its Board of Directors has selected Howard Stevenson to be the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of April 1, 2014.

Howard Stevenson, who will also become a director of the Company upon taking up his role as President and Chief Executive Officer,will succeed Timothy Coughlin, who will retire from these positions and continue to serve as a director of the Company in a non-executive capacity.
 
Howard Stevenson has over 25 years of global mining industry experience in corporate strategy, engineering, mine development and operations, mineral economics, business development and mergers and acquisitions on projects in various locations around the world.

“I understand the challenges Lydian faces as it continues to work toward the development of a mine at Amulsar, and also the great opportunities available to the Company. I am confident that, together with the management team, I can address these challenges and deliver on the Company's commitment to creating value for its shareholders, by realising the great potential of the Amulsar Project." said Howard Stevenson.
 
Lydian is a gold-focused mineral exploration and development company. Currently Lydian is focused on Eastern Europe and, in particular, developing its flagship Amulsar gold project in Armenia.