Judd Merrill has been promoted to chief financial officer of Comstock Mining Inc. of Virginia City.
Merrill joined the Comstock in 2011 as controller and was promoted to chief accounting officer in 2014. He also worked as controller of Fronteer Gold Inc. and as an assistant controller at Newmont Mining Corp., both in Nevada. He also worked for Meridian Gold Co. and Deloitte & Touche LLP. Merrill is also a certified public accountant.
Merrill earned a bachelor’s of science degree in accounting from Central Washington University and a masters of business administration degree from the University of Nevada, Reno.