Bluebird Merchant Ventures Limited announced that Colin Patterson will become Chief Executive Officer whilst Charles Barclay will both join the Board as an Executive Director and become Chief Operating Officer.  Stuart Kemp will become the Chief Financial Officer.  These appointments take effect on 31 March 2017.  Both Colin Patterson and Charles Barclay have a track record of bringing old underground gold mines back into production. In addition they have both taken mines from the exploration stage through to mine development and operation.