Alderon Iron Ore Corp. announced the appointment of Xinneng (David) Li as Vice President of Asia-Pacific Affairs and Ian Chadsey as Vice President of Investor Relations, effective immediately. Mr. Li will be based out of Alderon's Vancouver office and Mr. Chadsey out of the Montreal office.

Mr. Li has over 20 years of international project and financial management and corporate development experience. He worked as the CFO of Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd. Mr. Chadsey brings over 15 years of progressive experience in investor relations, media and corporate affairs. In his new role, Mr. Chadsey will be responsible for developing and managing the company's communication activities with the media and financial community.

Prior to joining the company, he was the head of Investor Relations for several large Canadian Corporations such as Agrium and Manitoba Telecom.