Royal Road Minerals Limited announced that Mr. Hugh Devlin who was formerly the Company's Executive Director Sustainability will now also direct operations and shall be appointed as Executive Director Operations and Sustainability. Additionally, Prior to this new appointment, Hugh Devlin was Royal Road's Executive Director Sustainability. His responsibilities under his previous role shall remain and he will continue to oversee the Company's obligations under IFC Performance Standards, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and its commitments as a participant in King Charles's Sustainable Markets Initiative - The Terra Carta.

Hugh will now also take on the role of operations director which, as well as other duties, will see much of his time dedicated to the Company's planned exploration activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hugh served as an officer in the Royal Marines over a period of some 20 years where he specialized in intelligence, military diplomacy, and international arms control. As a Marine Commando he served on operational tours and participated in counter terror and counter narcotics operations in various countries.

On leaving the Marines, Hugh worked in security and risk consulting, specializing in resilience planning, disaster recovery and operational logistics. He then worked in land and community relations and operations for mineral exploration companies and went on to become one of the co-founders and an original member of the executive board of Royal Road. Hugh has been involved in establishing innovative and sustainable community development programs in Armenia, Kosovo, Georgia, Turkey and Ethiopia, focused on training and development of workplace skills for local employees and providing opportunities for disadvantaged minority groups.