Hawthorn Resources Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Kevin Brewer, P. Geo., as a new director to Hawthorn. Kevin Brewer, is a registered professional geoscientist with over 30 years of progressive managerial positions and extensive exposure to all aspects of exploration, project management, environment management and mine engineering.

He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of CMC Metals Ltd., a growth stage company focused on the exploration of precious and base metals in Canada. He is also the founder and Chief Geologist of 39627 Yukon Inc. (an exploration management company), and is currently a Company Advisor to Lionheart Exploration Ltd. He has also recently been the former General Manager of Largo Resources Ltd. (2008-2015) and managed exploration operations for Castillian Resources Corp., Yukoterre Resources Inc., Cash Minerals Ltd. and Sourdough Resources Inc. He holds degrees of Bachelor of Science (Honours), Masters of Business and Administration, and a Diploma of Mine Engineering. The Company also announced that Geoffrey Schellenberg has resigned as VP Projects and Director of the Company.