Mkango Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Derek Linfield to be Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Linfield was appointed a non-executive director of Mkango in January 2014. He is the managing partner of the law firm Stikeman Elliott (London) LLP.

Mr. Linfield has practiced as a Canadian lawyer in London for 18 years, where he has focused on cross-border financings and M&A in the mining and oil & gas sectors, including taking internationally managed companies to Toronto Stock Exchange and the Toronto Venture Exchange as well as Canadian companies to the London Stock Exchange.