Terra Rossa Gold Ltd. (TSXV: TRR) (OTCQB: TRGXF) announced the appointment of Carter Smith as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Smith has also been appointed to the company's Board of Directors.

Smith brings experience in the mining sector across capital markets, finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and strategic planning. He has spent time in Latin America and is fluent in Spanish.

Patrick Downey, Chairman of Terra Rossa, stated the appointment comes as the company advances exploration at its Vetas Project toward a maiden drilling program. Downey cited Smith's capital markets experience in the mining sector as an asset for increasing marketing focus and broadening the shareholder base.

Smith holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Victoria and a Master of Finance from Queen's University in Toronto, Ontario.

Terra Rossa Gold is a gold exploration and development corporation with operations focused on the Vetas gold project in Colombia. The company maintains local exploration and administration teams in Colombia and a community relations office in the town of Vetas.

The information is based on a press release statement from Terra Rossa Gold Ltd.