Roughrider Exploration Limited announced that the board of directors appointed Mark Morabito, who previously served as a strategic advisor to the company, as an additional member of Roughrider's board of directors. Roughrider's board now consists of Dale Wallster, Chairman, Scott Gibson, CEO, Jay Sujir, Wayne Hewgill, Alex Heath and Mr. Morabito. Mr. Morabito has been responsible for the creation and advancement of a number of successful resource development companies, including Alderon Iron Ore Corp., Excelsior Mining Corp., and Crosshair Energy Corporation.

At Alderon, he led the team that concluded an off-take agreement worth over $400 million with Hebei Iron & Steel.