Omai Gold Mines Corp. announced the election of Mr. Derek Macpherson to the Board of Directors. The company is also announcing the results from the Annual General and Special Meeting (AGSM) and the granting of incentive stock options to a director of the Company.

Mr. Macpherson has over ten years of capital markets experience in mining, identifying investment opportunities, consulting on business strategy, and raising money for junior mining companies. For the last few years, he worked as a mining executive and director, prior to which he worked in capital markets as Mining Analyst and Investment Banker at both boutique and bank-owned investment dealers, primarily covering junior mining stocks. Previously he worked for six years as a metallurgist.

Mr. Macpherson has a Bachelor of Engineering and Management in Materials Science from McMaster University, and a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. Derek is of Guyanese descent. He is currently President and CEO of Gold79 Mines Ltd. and Executive Chairman of Olive Resource Capital Inc.