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Mayfair Gold Names Veteran Barrick Executive as CFO and Lines Up $250,000 Placement

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  • Mayfair Gold appointed veteran mining finance executive Kevin Annett as chief financial officer on April 7, 2026, to support disciplined growth of its Fenn-Gib gold project.
  • The company is pairing the CFO hire with a $250,000 private placement and 250,000 stock options to Annett, aligning his interests with advancing Fenn-Gib toward construction and production.
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Mayfair Gold Names Veteran Barrick Executive as CFO and Lines Up $250,000 Placement

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Mayfair Gold ( (TSE:MFG) ) has shared an update.

Mayfair Gold Corp. has strengthened its leadership bench by appointing veteran mining finance executive Kevin Annett as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 7, 2026, drawing on his more than 15 years of experience at Barrick and Detour Gold, including his most recent role as CFO, North America at Barrick Mining. The move is aimed at reinforcing financial discipline and operational systems as Mayfair advances its Fenn-Gib gold project toward construction and eventual production.

In conjunction with Annett’s appointment, Mayfair plans a non-brokered private placement to him for gross proceeds of about $250,000, issuing 58,000 shares at $4.38 each, subject to regulatory approvals and a standard four-month-plus-one-day hold period. The company also granted Annett 250,000 stock options at the same strike price, vesting over three years, aligning his incentives with long-term shareholder value as the Fenn-Gib project moves through permitting, engineering, and pre-construction stages in Ontario.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:MFG) stock is a Sell with a C$4.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Mayfair Gold stock, see the TSE:MFG Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on MFG Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, MFG is a Neutral.

The score is held down primarily by the company’s pre-revenue status with ongoing losses and cash burn, and by weak-to-neutral technical momentum (below key moving averages with a negative MACD). The main offset is a comparatively strong balance sheet with minimal debt and higher equity, providing financial flexibility despite continued funding dependence.

To see Spark’s full report on MFG stock, click here.

More about Mayfair Gold

Mayfair Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold development-stage company focused on advancing its 100%-owned Fenn-Gib gold project in the Timmins region of Northern Ontario. A January 2026 pre-feasibility study outlined potential initial development capital of C$450 million, a 2.7-year payback period, and cumulative free cash flow of C$896 million over the first six years of production at a US$3,100/oz gold price, with construction targeted for 2028 and first production in 2030.

Average Trading Volume: 115,358

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: C$293.8M

Learn more about MFG stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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