Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. announced the retirement of Ian Watson as a director and the appointment of Dr. Morris Beattie as a director and the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Watson has decided to reduce his overall business involvement. He has been a significant shareholder and director of the Company since 2009. Dr. Beattie is a significant shareholder of the Company and has been extensively involved with the Spanish Mountain gold project since 2009. He was previously a consultant, director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Dr. Beattie has over 45 years of technical and corporate experience in the mining industry covering every aspect of project development around the world.