Alpha Exploration Ltd. announced that Dr. John Clarke has been appointed as an independent director to the Company's board of directors. John Clarke experience includes mine management, mineral exploration, corporate acquisition, and mine development in the mining sector in Africa. He has worked both in smelting and mining operations during his career and has been a director of several companies which have had exploration, development, and mining activities in Africa. Having joined Ashanti Goldfields in 1982, John Clarke held a succession of mine management, strategic and corporate planning roles before becoming the Executive Director in charge of Business development. He contributed to establishing Ashanti's gold exploration program throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Further to the appointment of John Clarke, Christian Dayer has resigned from the board of directors. The management of Alpha thanks Mr. Dayer for his service to the Company.