Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. announced that effective March 3, 2014, Bruce Higson-Smith was appointed as an independent director of the company and that Ron Hochstein has resigned from the Board. Bruce is an exceptional leader with a proven track record of success in key disciplines. Mr. Higson-Smith is a mining engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry.

He joined Golden Star Resources Ltd., in 2003 and is currently their Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy with responsibility for evaluating and executing M&A opportunities. Mr. Hochstein had served as a director since January 2013 and as lead independent director since May 2013.