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Horizon Gold Reshapes Leadership as New CEO Targets Gum Creek Growth

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  • Horizon Gold has appointed Scott Williamson as CEO and Managing Director to lead its next growth phase.
  • Managing Director Leigh Ryan shifts to General Manager – Exploration as the chairman becomes non-executive, sharpening focus on Gum Creek’s development.
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Horizon Gold Reshapes Leadership as New CEO Targets Gum Creek Growth

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An announcement from Horizon Gold Ltd ( (AU:HRN) ) is now available.

Horizon Gold Limited has appointed experienced mining engineer and capital markets professional Scott Williamson as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective 2 February 2026, as it prepares for the next growth phase at its Gum Creek Gold Project. Williamson brings more than two decades of operational, corporate and investor-facing experience across gold, base metals and nickel projects in Australia, Africa and Southeast Asia, most recently as Managing Director of Blackstone Minerals. As part of a broader management reshuffle, incumbent Managing Director Leigh Ryan will resign from the board and transition to General Manager – Exploration to focus on expanding Gum Creek’s resource base, while Peter Sullivan will move from Executive Chairman to Non-executive Chairman. The board positions the leadership changes as strengthening both corporate stewardship and technical focus, aiming to accelerate the project’s pathway to production and support continued resource growth for shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:HRN) stock is a Hold with a A$0.91 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Horizon Gold Ltd stock, see the AU:HRN Stock Forecast page.

More about Horizon Gold Ltd

Horizon Gold Limited is an Australian gold exploration and development company listed on the ASX, focused on advancing its Gum Creek Gold Project in Western Australia. The company’s activities centre on growing its gold resource base and progressing feasibility work to move the project toward production, targeting value creation through exploration success and project development in a historically prospective gold district.

Average Trading Volume: 47,437

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: A$145.9M

For detailed information about HRN stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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