Mount Gibson Iron Limited announced that Mr. Ding Rucai has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the company as the new representative of Shougang Fushan Resources Group Limited (Shougang Fushan), the Company's second largest 14.1% shareholder. Mr. Ding succeeds Mr. Li Shaofeng, who has stepped down from the Board after almost 8 years' service as a Non-Executive Director of the Company to pursue other personal business interests. Mr. Ding is the Chairman and executive director of Shougang Fushan and a director of Shougang Holding (Hong Kong) Limited. A senior engineer with a doctoral degree in ferrous metallurgy from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Mr. Ding has more than 30 years' experience in the steel and coal resources industry, having held a variety of senior management and executive roles since joining the Shougang Group Co. Ltd. ("Shougang Group") in 1989.