The Directors of Venus Metals Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Hawkins as a Director of the Company effective at the close of business on 31 July 2019. Mr. Hawkins will be taking over as Non-Executive Chairman from Mr. Alan Birchmore AO who has resigned. The appointment follows successful progress in Venus, including the recent settlement of the Youanmi Gold Mine acquisition which has been further lifted by recent high-grade drilling results at Currans Find in the Youanmi Greenstone Belt adjacent to the recent discovery by Spectrum Metals at Penny North. Mr. Matthew Hogan, Managing Director of Venus thanked Mr. Birchmore on behalf of the Board for his successful years of corporate leadership during a significant period of Company building. He expressed his delight with the appointment and welcomed Mr. Hawkins who has held numerous Managing Director or partner positions within the stockbroking discipline. He has served as the Chairman of the Stock Exchange of Perth Ltd, as a member of the ASX national committee and has also served as Deputy Chairman of the West Australian TAB. In addition, he was Chairman of the Diggers and Dealers conference and has also held Non-Executive Director positions of several publicly listed companies over the past decade.