Zinc of Ireland NL announced that Mr. Peter Huljich has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, with Mr. Richard Monti tendering his resignation to the board. Peter has over 25 years' experience in the legal, natural resources and banking sectors with particular expertise in capital markets, mining and commodities. He has worked in London for several prestigious investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers and Macquarie Bank, with a focus on Commodities, Equity and Debt Capital markets.

He has extensive on-the-ground mining, oil & gas and infrastructure experience as the Senior Negotiator and Advisor for Power, Mining and Infrastructure at Industrial Promotion Services, the global infrastructure development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). Peter holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia and is a Graduate of the Securities Institute of Australia, with national prizes in Applied Valuation and Financial Analysis. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors' course and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Peter is currently a non-executive director of Amani Gold which recently announced an asset sale for nearly USD 30m and Chairman of Macro Metals where he has recently completed two acquisitions of Iron Ore tenements in Australia and a Lithium Brine project in Chile. Mr. Jerry Monzu, the Company's existing Company Secretary, will also be appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company effective immediately.