Great Western Exploration Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Tom Ridges as Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Ridges is a geologist with over 14 years' experience and a proven track record in gold and base metals exploration, project development and mining. Mr. Ridges most recently held the role of Exploration Manager at Mineral Resources Limited, where he led the Mineral Resources' team conducting all exploration, new project evaluation, resource modelling and mine geology. He is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. It is anticipated that Mr. Ridges will commence his role as Managing Director of Great Western on or about 12 October 2020, upon which time Mr. Kevin Somes will revert to Non-Executive Chairman.