(RTTNews.com) – Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC, K.TO) said that Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Paul Barry, would depart in order to pursue other interests. While the company is in search for a suitable replacement, Barry would stay in his role until a new chief financial officer is named and would assist the new CFO during an agreed transition period.

Commenting on Barry’s contributions, Chief Executive, Paul Rollinson, noted, “Paul has led our efforts in raising substantial debt capital, including his oversight of the inaugural $1 billion U.S. bond issuance last year and the recent US$1.5 billion revolving credit facility and US$1 billion term loan.”