Bessor Minerals Inc. announced that Mr. Arif Merali has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Mr. Merali's appointment as a director is subject to the acceptance of the NEX board of the TSX Venture Exchange. The corporation also announced the resignation of Dave Billard as a director of Bessor.

Arif Merali has been a director of various public companies and is currently on the board of directors of Vinergy Capital Inc., Uniserve Communications Corporation and True North Gems Inc. and previously served on the board of CMC Metals Ltd. Mr. Merali was previously an investment advisor at Canaccord Capital and holds the CSC and CPH designations and has been registered with IIROC as a Registered Representative. Arif Merali is currently a consultant to other public and private companies across a variety of industries with over 30 years of experience in the technology and natural resource sectors.