Alara Resources Limited announced the appointment Mr. Atmavireshwar Sthapak onto the board of directors. Mr. Sthapak is a geologist specializing in mineral resource exploration and evaluation. He joined Alara in 2011, making valuable contributions to the Company as an Exploration Manager and a Study Manager based in Muscat.

Prior to Alara, his career spanned 10 years with ACC Ltd, and 10 years with Rio Tinto (Australasia) where he was awarded a Rio Tinto Discovery Award in 2009.