Avarone Metals Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Rana Vig as an independent director of the Company effective July 8, 2019. Mr. Vig has over 30 years of business experience during which time he has helped to launch five business ventures in private industry. He has been involved in several publicly traded companies since 2010, serving first as an executive at an industry leading algorithmic securities trading systems company and then of an award winning automated referral marketing solutions company that powered loyalty and referral marketing programs across 39 countries for brands including AT&T, Sprint, Telus and Envision Financial. Mr. Vig will replace Peter Born who has resigned as a director of the Company. In connection to Mr. Vig's appointment to the board, he has also been appointed as a member of the audit committee.