Suvo Strategic Minerals Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Agu Kantsler as Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective immediately. Dr. Agu J. Kantsler, B.Sc (Hons), Ph.D., G.A.I.C.D., FTSE, has over 45 years of experience in the international and Australian upstream oil and gas industry and has spent over 20 years in senior leadership positions and 12 years serving on the boards of several listed and private companies. Dr. Kantsler spent 15 years working for Shell International Petroleum on various international exploration assignments and subsequently 13 years as Executive Vice President for Exploration and New Ventures at Woodside Petroleum Limited where he led teams credited with numerous oil and gas discoveries, including the giant Pluto and Calliance gas fields.

Dr. Kantsler then spent two years as the Executive Vice President for Health, Safety and Security at Woodside where he led the team of professionals providing advice to management on safety, welfare and security for over 16,000 construction workers in Southeast Asia and Australia as well as operations at Woodside?s nine major production facilities. He is currently the Managing Director of Transform Exploration Pty Ltd. and a NonExecutive Director of Central Petroleum Limited. He is a former Director of Oil Search limited, a former President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia, a former Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a former Chairman and Director of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA).

Dr. Kantsler was awarded APPEA?s Reg Sprigg gold medal for service to the industry in 2005 and in 2006 was elected to Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.