Alara Resources Limited announced that Ian Williams AO has resigned as Non-Executive Chairman with effect on 31 July 2015. The Board has appointed James Phipps as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Phipps has been a Non-Executive Director of the company since November 2014 and was previously an Alternate Director to His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (since October 2013).

The Board announced that Shanker Madan has been appointed as Technical Director. Mr. Madan served as the founding Managing Director of Alara between May 2007 and June 2013 and oversaw, amongst other matters, the acquisition of Alara's current Khnaiguiyah Zinc-Copper Project in Saudi Arabia and Washihi and Daris Copper-Gold Projects in Oman and the completion of the Khnaiguiyah DFS in April 2013. Shanker Madan has also been appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee.

James Phipps has also been appointed Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.