TORONTO, Aug.  07, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE:B) (TSX:ABX) announced today the appointment of Sarah Ball Teslik as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer; Daniel Wilner as Senior Vice President,

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Barrick Announces Senior Appointments to Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations

Barrick expands corporate affairs leadership with strategic investor relations appointments

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    <p>TORONTO, Aug.  07, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE:B) (TSX:ABX) announced today the appointment of Sarah Ball Teslik as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer; Daniel Wilner as Senior Vice President,</p>
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    <p>Barrick Mining Corporation announced the appointment of Sarah Ball Teslik, Daniel Wilner, and Emily Chieng to lead corporate affairs, investor relations, and capital markets. The moves create an integrated global corporate affairs function across 17 countries, signaling a focused effort to improve communications with shareholders and host communities ahead of the Aug 10, 2026 Q2 results presentation.</p>
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    <ul><li>Barrick appoints three executives to unify corporate affairs.</li><li>Appointments span 17 countries across communications and investor relations.</li><li>CEO Hill says hires match Barrick&#039;s scale and ambition.</li><li>Emily Chieng to present Barrick&#039;s Q2 2026 results Aug 10.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li><strong>Barrick Mining Corporation (ABX)</strong>: Announces three leadership appointments to integrate corporate affairs and investor relations; potential positive read-through for governance and IR quality.</li><li><strong>Barrick Mining Corporation (B)</strong>: NYSE cross-list; leadership changes may influence cross-market investor perception and liquidity via IR messaging.</li><li><strong>United States Steel Corporation (X)</strong>: Emily Chieng previously IR Officer; background context for Barrick’s new IR leadership.</li></ul>
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    <p>Category: Corporate Developments. This reflects leadership changes within Barrick that may affect investor communications and governance signaling, with potential near-term implications for ABX sentiment around upcoming results.</p>
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    <ul><li>Strengthened investor communications across Barrick’s 17-country footprint.</li><li>IR leadership aligns to Aug 10 Q2 results presentation.</li><li>Potential for modest near-term re-rating on governance signals.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li>Date: Aug 7, 2026.</li><li>Barrick lists on the TSX as ABX (and NYSE as B).</li><li>Barrick operates in 17 countries.</li><li>Appointments: Sarah Ball Teslik, Daniel Wilner, Emily Chieng.</li><li>Emily Chieng to present at Q2 2026 results on Aug 10.</li></ul>
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    <p>Near-term ABX may modestly rise on improved IR ahead of Aug 10 results.</p>
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<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"></link><p align="justify">TORONTO, Aug.  07, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <a href="https://www.barrick.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barrick Mining Corporation</a> (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/B">B</a>) (TSX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ABX">ABX</a>) announced today the appointment of Sarah Ball Teslik as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer; Daniel Wilner as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Capital Markets; and Emily Chieng as Vice President, Investor Relations.</p>  <p align="justify">The appointments establish an integrated corporate affairs function spanning communications, investor relations, and stakeholder engagement across Barrick’s operations in 17 countries.</p>  <p align="justify">"We are proud of the work we do around the world, and it’s vital we tell that story effectively to our shareholders, employees, and host communities," said Mark Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barrick. "Sarah, Dan, and Emily bring the experience, credibility, and creativity to make sure we do that. Together they give us a corporate affairs capability that matches the scale and the ambition of Barrick."</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>Sarah Ball Teslik </strong>brings more than four decades of experience across investor stewardship, corporate governance, securities law, communications and the extractive sector. She joins Barrick from Greenspoon Marder LLP, where she was a Partner and President of its affiliate, Value(s) Management and Investing. She was previously a Partner at Joele Frank and a Senior Vice President at Apache Corporation and is the founder and manager of Governance Week. Earlier in her career she served as Chief Executive Officer of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and as the founding Executive Director of the Council of Institutional Investors and practiced corporate law. Sarah holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University, a Master of Arts in Modern History from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Whitman College.</p>  <p align="justify">A trusted advisor to Barrick for many years, <strong>Daniel Wilner</strong> is building and leading the company’s integrated communications and investor relations team. He founded and led Stone Pine, a strategic advisory firm with clients across mining and critical minerals, AI, finance, climate technology, fintech, and media. He has advised boards and senior executives on strategy, proxy communications, ESG disclosure, and institutional investor engagement. A Canadian residing in Montreal, Dan holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Harvard and a B.A., M.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>Emily Chieng, CFA</strong>, joins Barrick from United States Steel Corporation, where she served as Investor Relations Officer from 2023, leading investor engagement through the company&#39;s strategic alternatives review and its subsequent acquisition by Nippon Steel. She previously spent nearly a decade at Goldman Sachs, most recently as Vice President, Equity Research, covering 20 companies across North America metals and mining. She began her career at BHP. Emily holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science from Monash University. Based in New York, Chieng will take part in Barrick’s second quarter 2026 results presentation on August 10, 2026.</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>About Barrick Mining Corporation</strong></p>  <p align="justify">Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration, and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and long-life gold and copper assets in the industry, Barrick’s operations and projects span 17 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘B’ and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘ABX’.</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>Investor Relations: </strong><a href="mailto:investor@barrick.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">investor@barrick.com</a>           <strong>Media: </strong><a href="mailto:media@barrick.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">media@barrick.com</a></p> <img alt="" class="__GNW8366DE3E__IMG" src="https://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti?nf=OTgwNjEzNSM3NzY1NTg0IzIwMDM5MTQ="></img> <br></br><img alt="" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/YmM1MDk2NjItZTI4MS00NzcyLWIxMjctNGFjNmQwMzhkYWM0LTEwMTU0ODctMjAyNi0wOC0wNy1lbg==/tiny/Barrick-Mining-Corporation.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></img><p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/dcadccb8-0eaf-4a72-ba95-29f4a39f843d"><img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/dcadccb8-0eaf-4a72-ba95-29f4a39f843d/small/barrick-jpg.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="78" alt="Primary Logo"></img></a></p>

Barrick Mining Corporation announced the appointment of Sarah Ball Teslik, Daniel Wilner, and Emily Chieng to lead corporate affairs, investor relations, and capital markets. The moves create an integrated global corporate affairs function across 17 countries, signaling a focused effort to improve communications with shareholders and host communities ahead of the Aug 10, 2026 Q2 results presentation.

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