The board of Highfield Resources Ltd. announced that Peter Albert will join the company as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from September 1, 2016. His appointment comes as the company moves into the construction phase of its Muga Potash Mine and a decision by the company's current Managing Director, Anthony Hall, not to continue into the construction phase in his current role and to return to Australia. Albert has over 30 years experience in project management construction, operations, ESG as well as corporate strategy in Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe.

He has held leadership and senior executive roles with OZ Minerals Ltd, Oxiana Ltd, Fluor Corporation, Shell-Billiton, Aker Kvaerner Australia and Johannesburg Consolidated Investments South Africa and most recently CEO roles in Jinchuan Group International Resources Company and the G-Resources Group. Anthony Hall will step down from the board on August 31, 2016 and will support Albert in a full time transitional role through to November 30, 2016, at which time he will be placed on a part time consultancy agreement through to June 30, 2017. He was a founding director of the company in October 2011.