Gammon Gold Announces Nomination of Four Additional Independent Board Members Including a New Independent Chairman

TSX: GAM / NYSE: GRS / BSX: GL7

HALIFAX, Canada, April 12, 2010 - Gammon Gold Inc. ("Gammon") (TSX:GAM and NYSE:GRS): announces the
nominations of four additional independent board members including a new
independent Chairman of the Board. Two individuals have been appointed
effective April 12, 2010 to fill vacant positions on the Board. It is
anticipated that the nominations will be confirmed at the Company's Annual
General and Special Meeting ("Annual Meeting") scheduled for May 13, 2010.
Should all nominations to the Board of Directors be confirmed, the Board
would be comprised of nine directors, seven of which would be considered
independent. The Company also announces that Mr. Kent Noseworthy, a 5 year
Board Member, will not be seeking re-election as a member of the Board of
Directors.

New Independent Board Nominees and Independent Chairman

The new Board nominees were identified through Korn Ferry International,
a leading executive recruitment firm, and bring with them extensive mining
and financial experience that will broaden and enhance the current Board's
collective expertise. The following additional individuals have agreed to
accept nominations to the Gammon Board of Directors:

    - Mr. Colin K. Benner

    - Mr. Richard M. Colterjohn

    - Mr. Alan R. Edwards

    - Mr. Joseph G. Spiteri

Mr. Benner and Mr. Colterjohn have been appointed as directors effective
April 12, 2010. Mr. Edwards and Mr. Spiteri appointments will be confirmed at
the Annual Meeting. Following the Annual Meeting, Mr. Colin K. Benner will
also assume the role of Chairman of the Board. Mr. Ron Smith will step down
as Interim Chairman upon Mr. Benner's appointment, but will continue to serve
as Chair of the Audit Committee. "We are delighted that these individuals
have agreed to accept nominations to the Board as their collective
experience, particularly in the mining industry, will serve to enhance the
overall effectiveness of the Board. This additional expertise will be of
great benefit to the Company as we move forward into the next phase of our
growth strategy." stated Mr. Ron Smith, Interim Chairman of Gammon Gold. "The
Board and management are committed to sound corporate governance practices
and these nominations demonstrate that commitment. We look forward to a very
productive and collaborative relationship that will continue to best serve
our shareholders. On behalf of the Board and management, I would like to
thank Mr. Kent Noseworthy for his years of dedicated service to the Company
and wish him well in all his future endeavours."

Colin K. Benner

Mr. Benner is an experienced mining executive with more than 40 years in
the mining industry in senior management and executive roles in Canada and
internationally. He was most recently Chairman of PBS Coals Ltd., Vice
Chairman and CEO of Skye Resources and previously Vice Chairman and CEO of
Lundin Mining Corporation and EuroZinc Mining Corporation and has also served
on a number of public company boards in the mining industry in Canada. He
currently sits on the Boards of Lundin Mining Corporation, Troon Ventures
Ltd., Adriana Resources Inc., and is Chairman of Creston Moly Corp., Corsa
Capital Ltd. and Capstone Mining Corp. He is a member of the Association of
Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Canadian Society of Professional
Engineers as well as a member of the Association of Professional Engineers
and Geoscientists of British Columbia, the Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of Nunavut, the Society of Mining Engineers of
the AIME and the Canadian Institute of Mining. Mr. Benner is also a
Registered ICD-DP. Mr. Brenner is a graduate of the Haileybury School of
Mines.

Richard M. Colterjohn

Richard Mark Colterjohn has over 20 years of experience in the mining
sector, as an investment banker, director and operator. He has been Managing
Partner of Glencoban Capital Management Inc. since 2002. He served as
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Centenario Copper
Corporation from 2004 to 2009. From 1992 to 2002, he held increasingly senior
positions with UBS Warburg and UBS Bunting Warburg Inc., where most recently
he served as Managing Director of Corporate Finance and was Head of its
Mining Sector practice. Prior to this, Mr. Colterjohn worked at Bankers Trust
from 1988 to 1991 and Merrill Lynch from 1986 to 1988. Currently, Mr.
Colterjohn is a Director of Explorator Resources, Inc. and MAG Silver Corp.
Mr. Colterjohn served as a Director of a number of mining companies including
Centenario Copper Corporation, Cumberland Resources Ltd., Canico Resource
Corp. and Viceroy Exploration Ltd. He also served as a Director of UBS
Bunting Warburg Inc. Mr. Colterjohn holds B. Comm. Honours from Trinity
College, University of Toronto and an MBA Honours from IMD, Lausanne,
Switzerland.

Alan R. Edwards

Mr. Alan Edwards is a mining professional with 27 years of diverse mining
industry experience. Currently Mr. Edwards is President and Chief Executive
Officer of Copper One Inc. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Edwards held the position
of President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Frontera Copper
Corporation. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Edwards held the position of Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Apex Silver Mines Corporation
where he was responsible for the engineering, construction and commissioning
of the San Cristobal project in Bolivia. Prior to joining Apex Silver Mines,
he held senior operating and executive positions with Cyprus Amax Minerals
Company, P.T. Freeport Indonesia and Kinross Gold Corporation. He initially
worked for Phelps Dodge Corporation for 15 years where he held positions of
increasing responsibility, including General Manager of Operations, Chino
Mines Company. Mr. Edwards has a B.Sc., Mining Engineering and an MBA
(Finance), both from the University of Arizona.

Joseph G. Spiteri

Mr. Joe Spiteri has over 33 years of mining industry experience in
advanced-stage exploration, feasibility, construction, operations and
acquisitions. He is currently a senior mining consultant where he has
overseen the evaluation of world-class deposits and operations in Canada and
abroad. Prior to becoming a consultant, he held management or executive
positions with Dome Mines Group, Placer Dome Inc., Northgate Explorations
Limited, Lac Minerals Limited and Campbell Resources Inc. He is a member of
The Canadian Institute of Mining and The Association of Professional
Geoscientist of Ontario. Mr. Spiteri obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree
from the University of Toronto.

About Gammon Gold

Gammon Gold is a mid-tier gold and silver producer with properties in
Mexico. The Company's flagship Ocampo Project in Chihuahua State achieved
commercial production in January 2007. Gammon Gold also operates its El Cubo
operation in Guanajuato State and has the promising Guadalupe y Calvo
development property in Chihuahua State. The Company recently completed a
purchase option agreement to acquire the Mezquite Project in Zacatecas State,
Mexico. Gammon Gold Inc. is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia with its Executive
Office located in Toronto, Ontario.

Cautionary Statement

Cautionary Note to US Investors - The United States Securities and
Exchange Commission permits US mining companies, in their filings with the
SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically
and legally extract or produce. This press release uses certain terms, such
as "measured," "indicated," and "inferred" "resources," that the SEC
guidelines strictly prohibit US registered companies from including in their
filings with the SEC. US Investors are urged to consider closely the
disclosure in Gammon Gold's Annual Report on Form 40-F/A, which may be
secured from Gammon Gold, or from the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml. No stock exchange, securities commission or
other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information
contained herein. Certain statements included herein, including information
as to the future financial or operating performance of the Company, its
subsidiaries and its projects, constitute forward-looking statements. The
words ''believe'', ''expect'', ''anticipate'', ''contemplate'', ''target'',
''plan'', ''intends'', ''continue'', ''budget'', ''estimate'', "forecast",
''may'', ''will'', ''schedule'' and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other
things, statements regarding its financial exposure to litigation, targets,
estimates and assumptions in respect of gold and silver production and
prices,, operating costs, results and capital expenditures, mineral reserves
and mineral resources and anticipated grades, recovery rates, future
financial or operating performance, margins, operating and exploration
expenditures, costs and timing of completion of the Ocampo expansion program
and improvements to the heap leach pad, costs and timing of the development
and commencement of production of new deposits, costs and timing of
construction, costs and timing of future exploration and reclamation expenses
including, anticipated 2010 results, operating performance projections for
2009 and 2010, our ability to fully fund our business model internally, 2010
gold and silver production and the cash and operating costs associated
therewith, the ability to achieve productivity and operational efficiencies,
the ability to access grid power at Ocampo, further reduction in the open pit
stripping ratio and the timing of each thereof. Forward-looking statements
are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while
considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and
contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company's actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking
statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Such factors include, among
others, known and unknown uncertainties and risks relating to additional
funding requirements, reserve and resource estimates, commodity prices,
hedging activities, exploration, development and operating risks, illegal
miners, political and foreign risk, uninsurable risks, competition, limited
mining operations, production risks, environmental regulation and liability,
government regulation, currency fluctuations, recent losses and write-downs,
restrictions in the Company's loan facility, dependence on key employees,
possible variations of ore grade or recovery rates, failure of plant,
equipment or process to operate as anticipated, accidents and labour
disputes. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, investors are cautioned
not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent
uncertainty therein.

For further information: please visit the Gammon Gold website at
www.gammongold.com or contact: Scott Perry, Chief Financial Officer,
Gammon Gold Inc., +1-(416)-646-3825; Anne Day, Director of Investor
Relations, Gammon Gold Inc., +1-(902)-468-0614/

For further information: please visit the Gammon Gold website at www.gammongold.com or contact: Scott Perry, Chief Financial Officer, Gammon Gold Inc., +1-(416)-646-3825; Anne Day, Director of Investor Relations, Gammon Gold Inc., +1-(902)-468-0614/