New Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that Sophie Bergeron and Ross Bhappu have been appointed to its Board of Directors . Sophie brings over 20 years of mining experience with a focus on operations and project management, as well as a strong sustainability background focused on safe mining. Sophie is currently the Managing Director, Diamonds for Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium and Diamonds where responsibilities include managing operations and projects in Canada and Africa, and leading the Health, Safety, Environment, Security and Communities teams. Sophie is also responsible for Rio Tinto Minerals Climate Change Strategy, leading and supporting sites to achieve decarbonization targets. Prior to Rio Tinto, Sophie spent 10 years at Newmont Mining, most recently as the General Manag...