Kerr Mines Inc. announced the appointment of Claudio Ciavarella as Chief Executive Officer and Martin Kostuik as President and Director effective immediately. With the appointments of Mr. Ciavarella as CEO and Mr. Kostuik as President, Chris Hopkins will relinquish his interim President and CEO roles and resume his role as Chief Financial Officer and assume corporate secretary responsibilities for the company on a full-time basis. Kerr also announced the resignation of Gregory Gibson as a director of the Company effective immediately.

The appointments are consistent with the company's strategy to strengthen its leadership team through the addition of experienced executives who bring business, mining, operational and technical expertise. Mr. Ciavarella is currently President of the Forte Group of Companies, a custom manufacturer, and is also Chief Financial Officer of the Aqua Tech Group, a dewatering and construction company. Mr. Ciavarella is a successful private business owner with more than 25 years of experience in the construction, real estate and manufacturing industries.

Mr. Kostuik joins Kerr from Luna Gold Corporation where he was Senior Vice President of Operations and Development, responsible for operations, development, capital projects, environmental, government and community relations. Mr. Kostuik was also President, CEO and Director of Rupert Resources Limited where he focused on implementing exploration programs for existing assets and on developing the company through evaluations of investment opportunities for near term corporate growth. He has obtained a broad base of experience in operations, engineering, exploration and capital projects with various companies including Barrick Gold Corporation, Taseko Mines Limited, DMC Mining Services and The Rogers Group.