Vela Minerals Ltd. announced the appointment of Dale Hansen as CFO and corporate secretary in place of John McCaffrey. Mr. Hansen has over 25 years of experience in the resource industry and has worked for a number of Canadian and International based energy resource companies including Suncor Energy and Koch Exploration. Mr. Hansen also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Graphite One Resources Inc. Mr. Hansen has a proven track record of performance at all levels of management in the resource industry and is a Certified Management Accountant.