Westward Gold Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Terry Salman, C.M. as Strategic Advisor to the Company. Mr. Salman has been an industry leader in financing junior exploration and mid-to-large cap mining companies for the past 35 years. He started his career at Nesbitt Thomson in 1973, beginning as a Research Analyst and rising to the role of Executive Vice President and Director.

At Nesbitt Thomson, Terry helped create the first dedicated mining team and established that firms first gold conference, which ultimately became Bank of Montreals Global Metals &Mining Conference now held annually in Hollywood, Florida. Terry left Nesbitt Thomson in 1994 to form Salman Partners, where he was President, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Director of Research. For 22 years, Salman Partners was a leading resource-based investment dealer known for its high-quality research and integrity.

Over that time, Salman Partners helped raise an aggregate of $20 billion for over 400 companies. Currently, Terry is President & CEO of Salman Capital Inc. Mr. Salman is also Chairman of New Pacific Metals Corp. Alongside his highly successful career, Terry has tirelessly devoted his services to many volunteer organizations, including fundraising for the Britannia Mine Museum, sitting on the Government of Canadas Expert Panel on Securities Regulation, and serving as Chair of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada.

Mr. Salman also served as Chairman of the Vancouver Public Library Foundation for sixteen years, and is currently Chairman Emeritus of St. Pauls Hospital Foundation. He was a Director of the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada and a past Director of the Canadian Stem Cell Network.

In 2009, he was awarded a Doctor of Technology Honoris Causa by the British Columbia Institute of Technology.