BeMetals Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Connelly as non-executive Chairman of the Board. All existing Directors will remain on the Board. Mr. Connelly is an internationally experienced financier and executive with an extensive history in the resource industry where he has most recently held the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Mark has a track record for deal making and was principally responsible for the merger of Papillon Resources with B2Gold Corp. in October 2014 (transaction value of USD 570 million). Papillon previously owned the world-class Fekola Gold Deposit, which B2Gold operates today. Mr. Connelly was also intricately involved in leading the merger with Adamus Resources Limited and Endeavour Mining Corp. in September 2011 (transaction value of USD 597 million). Mark was recipient of the Mining Journal's "Outstanding Achievement ­ CEO of the Year 2014 Award" for his remarkable contribution to Papillon Resources. He is currently based in Western Australia where he serves on the boards of a number of other resource companies.