Birimian Gold Limited announced that Mr. Winton Willesee has joined the Board as non-executive Chairman and Mr. Hugh Bresser has assumed a non-executive director role. Mr. Michael Haynes resigned as a non-executive director of the company due to increasing commitments from other business interests, effective JAnuary 31, 2013. Mr. Willesee has formal business and commerce qualifications and brings a broad range of skills and experience to the board of Birimian Gold having served as a director and company secretary for several public companies.

Mr. Willesee is currently the Chairman of Cove Resources Limited, Mining Group Limited and BioProspect Limited, and a director and company secretary of Base Resources Limited, Coretrack Limited, Newera Resources Limited and Otis Energy Limited.