Vela Minerals Ltd. announced the appointments of Braden Fletcher and Kent Douglas Britton as Directors and the resignation of Director Gregory Robb. Charles Chebry is the new CEO in place of Derrick Strickland. John McCaffrey is the new CFO and corporate secretary in place of Dale Hansen.

Mr. Britton brings a record of executive achievement at one of North America's real estate investment groups. Mr. Fletcher started his investment banking career with Canaccord Genuity, moving to lead Byron Capital Markets Vancouver office as Managing Director. After leaving Byron, Mr. Fletcher founded Sea to Sky Equities, a boutique growth equity advisory practice.