79 Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Brian Hearst to its board of directors. Mr. Hearst is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience in the resource industry, including 15 years as a Chief Financial Officer of junior and senior public companies. He currently acts in a financial advisory capacity for emerging entities in the resource industry and prior thereto was the Chief Financial Officer of Canacol Energy Ltd., a publicly traded oil and gas company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Mr. Hearst is an experienced leader in corporate governance and serves on the board of directors for a number of publicly traded companies. Mr. Hearst will serve as an independent director and replaces Mr. will Rascan, who has resigned his directorship position with 79 Resources.