Xander Resources Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Andreas Rompel as a member of the board of directors of the company, effective May 4, 2022. With over 30 years in the industry, Dr. Rompel has gained a wealth of experience in the industry as a Team Leader, Shaft Geologist, Divisional/Chief Geologist, Exploration Manager, Project Manager, Country Manager, Head of Department, Corporate Business Development Manager, Director, Vice President Exploration and more recently as the CEO of Q Gold Resources and Executive Chairman of Jourdan resources. Andy, as he known, has worked in a variety of commodities, ranging from Gold to PGE's and Silver on the precious metal side, Copper and Nickel (base metals), to iron ore and thermal and coking coal (bulk commodities) and more recently in Cobalt and Lithium (battery raw materials).

As part of a multi- disciplinary team, he has assessed and technically reviewed capital projects within Anglo American for more than 10 years, and has been on the board of Spectrem (an Anglo-American Company) as Technical Director. Before joining the Vancouver-based Cobalt Power Group as President & CEO, he investigated new business opportunities worldwide for Hochschild Mining plc. Currently he holds the position of Executive Chairman for Jourdan Resources, and CEO and Vice President Exploration for Q Gold Resources.

Concurrent with the appointment of Dr. Rompel, James H. Hirst will step down as a member of the board of directors. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Hirst for his contributions to the Company and wishes him well in his future endeavors.