Pacific Arc Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Ed Duda to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Duda is a Chartered Professional Accountant who brings Pacific Arc with over 25 years of senior industry experience within public and private companies in all aspects of corporate finance, strategic planning, risk management, regulatory reporting, operations, business development and technology implementation. Mr. Duda will play a key role as Pacific Arc moves to its next stage of corporate development and will add invaluable strength to the Company's corporate governance initiatives.

Mr. Duda is managing director of Delmac Pacific Management. Mr. Duda brings executive experience in the public markets, serving more recently, as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Northern Vertex Mining Corp. and Element Lifestyle Retirement Inc. He has also held senior positions with Haywood Securities Inc., Blackmont Capital Inc. (formerly First Associates Investments Inc. and Yorkton Securities Inc.), Union Securities Ltd. and Omni Vita Custom Wealth Management Inc. Additionally, Mr. Duda has extensive board experience.