Xtract Resources Plc announced the appointment of Mr. Jeremy Read as a Non-executive Director with immediate effect. Jeremy Read is an experienced minerals resource industry executive, having worked on a broad range of precious and base metals projects in Australia, Africa, North America, India, and Scandinavia. Mr. Read has wide ranging experience from project generation, greenfields, brownfields and project development. He has extensive exploration experience for gold, copper, and nickel sulphides. Mr. Read spent 11 years working for BHP in Africa and Australia, including several years as the Manager of BHP's Australian Exploration Team.