Teck Announces Senior Management Changes

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 23, 2016) - Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced today a number of retirements of senior executives, as well as a consequent restructuring of senior management intended to streamline reporting relationships and further align the organizational structure with the current business environment.

Ian Kilgour, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will retire after five years with Teck and more than 35 years in the mining industry, effective April 30, 2016.

Rob Scott, Senior Vice President, Zinc, will retire, effective April 30, 2016, after more than 35 years with Teck.

After eight years with Teck and 37 years in the resource industry, Ray Reipas, Senior Vice President, Energy, will retire, effective June 30, 2016.

Tim Watson, Senior Vice President, Project Development, will commence a phased retirement, effective July 1, 2016, after a career in the mining and projects industry that spans more than 30 years, nine of which have been with Teck.

"On behalf of Teck, I want to thank these individuals for their outstanding commitment to the company and the industry over the course of their careers," said Don Lindsay, President and CEO. "As a result of these retirements, we have reorganized our management structure to ensure continued strong leadership across our business units, create a closer reporting relationship between our general managers and the senior executive, and further align the organization to the current business environment."

Dale Andres, currently Senior Vice President, Copper, will become Senior Vice President, Base Metals, effective May 1, 2016, responsible for Teck's copper and zinc business units.

Robin Sheremeta, currently Vice President, Operations, Coal, will become Senior Vice President, Coal, effective May 1, 2016.

Alex Christopher, currently Vice President, Exploration, will become Senior Vice President, Exploration, Projects and Technical Services, effective July 1, 2016, with responsibility for engineering and related activities in addition to exploration.

About Teck

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TCK.A and TCK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TCK. Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.