SciDev Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Jon Gourlay to the Board. Jon is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in finance and project management, risk management, business improvement and investor relationships, with a focus on the resources and technology sectors. He is currently Commercialisation Manager, Technology and Innovation, for Newcrest Mining (2011 - present), with prior roles in investor relations, analysis and improvement of Newcrest's operations at the Lihir Island Gold Mine, PNG. Prior to this, Jon was engaged at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte. He also consulted directly to a broad range of corporate groups in the resources, investment banking and superannuation industries.