La Quinta Resources Corp. announced that effective May 31, 2013, the board of directors has appointed Mr. Dustin Henderson as the company's President and CEO and appointed Mr. Mark J. Abrams as the company's CFO and Vice President of Exploration. On May 31, 2013, Mr. Glen Watson tendered his resignation as President and CEO and will remain a director of the company.

Prior to these changes, Mr. Henderson acted as CFO of La Quinta and Mr. Abrams was and continues to be a director of the company. Mr. Henderson has 15 years Mutual Fund Industry experience, operating a branch office of an Independent Fund Dealer. He has also been involved in the exploration mining industry, primarily with Canadian publicly listed mining companies, in roles ranging from: President, CFO, Director and Investor Relations.

Currently, Mr. Henderson is President and co-owner of privately held IDA Gold Corporation which is a gold-focused, Nevada based exploration company. Mr. Abrams has over 30 years of domestic and international mineral exploration experience. Most recently, he was responsible for exploration and acquisitions in the United States for Golden Predator Corp.

Prior to Golden Predator, he worked for 12 years for Agnico-Eagle (USA) Limited where he led his exploration team to a significant gold discovery in north eastern Nevada.