Avalon Minerals Ltd. appointed Crispin Henderson, as a new independent, non-executive director and Chairman, effective immediately. Mr. Henderson succeeds the current non-executive Chairman, Tan Sri Abu Sahid Bin Mohamed, with immediate effect. The Board is enormously grateful to Tan Sri Abu Sahid Bin Mohamed for his leadership and support of Avalon in the company's transformation.

Tan Sri Abu Sahid Bin Mohamed has retired as a director and non-executive Chairman of Avalon so that he can focus on his other extensive business commitments. He has been a director of the Company since January 2009 and non-executive Chairman since February 2012.