---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000783324-24-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VGZ"
cik: "0000783324"
company_name: "VISTA GOLD CORP"
filed_at: "2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T01:41:18.802351+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vista Gold appoints Michel Sylvestre as independent director; board expands to six

## Summary
- Michel (Mike) Sylvestre appointed to Vista Gold board, increasing board size from 5 to 6.
- Sylvestre is former Senior VP Americas at Kinross Gold, with over 45 years of mining experience.
- Annual compensation: $32K cash plus ~$45K in DSUs; one-time grant of 100,000 DSUs.
- Appointed to Health, Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility Committee.
- Board Chair cites Sylvestre's expertise as valuable for strategic opportunities at Mt Todd project.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000783324-24-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VGZ
- cik: 0000783324
- company_name: VISTA GOLD CORP
- filed_at: 2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783324/000078332424000011/0000783324-24-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783324/000078332424000011/vgz-20240213x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000783324-24-000011
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000783324-24-000011.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000783324-24-000011.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michel Sylvestre was appointed as director at VISTA GOLD CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On February 13, 2024, Michel Sylvestre was appointed as a director of Vista Gold Corp.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783324/000078332424000011/0000783324-24-000011-index.htm

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