Kennady Diamonds Inc. has announced the appointment of Dr. Rory Moore to the positions of president, CEO and director of the Company with effect from May 1, 2016. Dr. Moore will succeed Patrick Evans who has been president and CEO since the Company’s incorporation in 2012. Evans will continue as president and CEO of Mountain Province Diamonds.

The Company said that the appointment was part of the process to “advance the governance separation of Kennady Diamonds from its former parent Mountain Province Diamonds”, under which it had earlier also appointed two new independent directors.

Dr. Moore brings more than 30 years of diamond experience to Kennady Diamonds having held a number of positions in the industry, including as CEO of the Mineral Services Group of Companies, president and CEO of Canabrava Diamond Corp. and manager of diamond exploration for BHP Minerals. Dr. Moore has a Ph.D. in Geochemistry from the University of Cape Town and is a registered professional geoscientist in the Province of British Columbia.

Jonathan Comerford, chairman of Kennady Diamonds said: “In welcoming Dr. Moore to Kennady Diamonds we also extend our thanks and appreciation to Patrick Evans for his leadership of the Company over the past four years. At a time when most believed that the Kennady North project had few prospects, Patrick assembled a team to resume exploration at Kennady which has resulted in the discovery of four kimberlite pipes within the Kelvin – Faraday corridor. The methodical advancement of the project has brought Kennady to an advanced stage now requiring the time and attention of a dedicated CEO. We wish Patrick the very best as he continues as president and CEO of Mountain Province Diamonds.”