The Board of Avenira Limited announced the appointment of Non-Executive Director Mr. Brett Clark as Independent Non-Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Mr. Clark replaces as Chairman Dr. Christopher Pointon who is stepping down for personal reasons. Dr. Pointon will continue as a Non-Executive Director. Mr. Clark was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 13 December 2017. Mr. Clark is a senior executive with 25 years' experience in the mining and energy sectors in funding, operations and advisory, notably with Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd, CRA Limited, WMC Resources Limited, Iron Ore Company of Canada, Rio Tinto Limited and subsequently with Ernst and Young, Tethyan Copper Company Pty Ltd, Oakajee Port and Rail, Mitsubishi Development and Murchison Metals. Mr. Clark has extensive leadership experience in board positions held at both listed and unlisted companies. His expertise ranges from project development to operations, sales and marketing in gold, iron ore, copper, nickel, coal, industrial minerals, and upstream oil and gas across Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America. His experience includes bond raisings, debt restructuring, equity, and mezzanine financing in the US and Asian capital markets. Mr. Clark is currently a Managing Partner at Doonbeg Group.