Austin Metals Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Paul L'Herpiniere to the board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director. Mr. L'Herpiniere is an Exploration Geologist with >20 years international experience, specialising in project generation and exploration management. He is a Founder and General Partner at Ibaera Capital, a resource-focused Private Equity firm with > USD 120 million assets under management.

Prior to Ibaera, he was the Manager of Exploration at Fortescue Metals Group, where his exploration team was one of the larger operating in Australia, with an AUD 100 million exploration budget, over 20 drill rigs and 200 staff in the field. Paul has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Geology from Curtin University and is a Member of the AUSIMM. The Company announced that Mr. Leo Horn has tendered his resignation as Non-Executive Director of the Company due to increasing work commitments in other areas.