Zinc of Ireland NL announced that respected mining executive, Mr. Richard Monti, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the company. Richard Monti is a geologist with a successful career of over 30 years in the international mineral resource industry resulting in broad industry knowledge and strong strategic planning capabilities. He has first-hand working knowledge of all aspects of the industry from project generation, exploration, resource, feasibility, construction, operations, finance, marketing and divestment. Richard has worked in diverse countries with exposure to most commodities including base metals, nickel, iron ore, coal, industrial minerals, potash, gold. Richard has over 30 director-years' experience on twelve ASX and TSX listed mining and exploration companies from micro-caps through to mid-size miners and has built and managed teams of up to 70 personnel. Richard is currently on the board of one ASX listed company and one TSX listed company, and resides in Perth, Australia. Patrick Corr has stepped down as Chairman and will remain on the board as a Non-Executive Director. Keith Bowker has resigned as a director.