Alara Resources Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Atmavireshwar Sthapak as an Executive Director of the company. Mr. Sthapak was appointed Non-Executive Director in September 2015 and has now moved into an executive role with his primary focus being the Company's Al Hadeetha and Daris copper-gold projects in Oman. Mr. Sthapak has more than 22 years' experience as a multi commodity exploration geologist, manager and operator and has extensive multinational experience in resource exploration and mining project feasibility studies.

Soon after joining Alara's Oman operations in 2011, he led Alara's in-country exploration activity which resulted in the discovery of one of Oman's single largest copper deposits at Washihi (2012-13). Mr. Sthapak has previously held various technical and senior management roles with Rio Tinto including Project Director and member of the Rio Tinto's Global Diamonds Senior Leadership team. He was Awarded `Discoverer of the Year' by Rio Tinto in 2010.