Azure Minerals Limited (ASX: AZS) ('Azure' or 'the Company') is pleased to advise the appointment of experienced resources directors and corporate executives Mr Brian Thomas as Non-Executive Chairman, and Ms Annie Guo as Non-Executive Director, to help steer the next phase of the Company's growth.

Mr Thomas replaces Mr Peter Ingram, who has stepped down as Chairman and will retire from the Board on 30 June 2021, after a handover period with Mr Thomas.

The Board thanks Mr Ingram, who has been the Chairman of Azure since December 2011, for his hard work, commitment, guidance and dedication. As Chairman, Mr Ingram played a critical role in guiding the Company through its efforts in Mexico and the subsequent transition back to Australia in 2020, through the acquisition of the Western Australian gold and nickel portfolio, including the flagship Andover Nickel-Copper Project.

Mr Thomas is a very experienced and highly reputable Director and Corporate Executive, with significant domestic and international resources experience. During his career, Mr Thomas has held leadership roles with corporate and technical teams, managing resource transactions, exploration, development, and operating projects in domestic and diverse global locations.

In addition to his career in resources management, Mr Thomas spent 15 years in the financial services sector with executive roles in corporate stockbroking and investment banking at Morgan Stockbroking, McIntosh Securities, Merrill Lynch Investment Bank and Westpac Institutional Bank.

Ms Guo, a highly proficient corporate executive with more than 20 years' experience in the mining and resources sector, is the nominee of major shareholder the Creasy Group, replacing Mr Wayne Bramwell who resigned last week.

Ms Guo spent 12 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she held senior roles in transaction services, with a focus on the mining and resources sector. In addition, she is an experienced public and private company director and executive and has run her own investment platform focused on Australian and international mining and resource projects. Ms Guo brings significant experience across mining project evaluation, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, project development and corporate finance, and is currently the Managing Director of Zuleika Gold Limited, a Non-Executive Director of CZR Resources Ltd and the Group General Manager of the Creasy Group.

Contact:

Tony Rovira

Tel: +61 8 9481 2555

Web: www.azureminerals.com.au

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