Galileo Resources plc confirmed that Andrew Sarosi has, as a result of his retirement, resigned as a director of the Company and its subsidiaries and Edward (Ed) Slowey has joined the Board as Technical Director both with immediate effect. The Company is in the process of finalising the appointment of a new Finance Director which is subject only to the usual regulatory checks relating to the appointment. Ed Slowey holds a BSc degree in Geology from the National University of Ireland and is a founder member of The Institute of Geology of Ireland. Ed has more than 40 years' experience in mineral exploration, mining and project management including working as a mine geologist at Europe's large zinc mine in Navan, Ireland and was exploration manager for Rio Tinto in Ireland for more than a decade, which led to the discovery of the Cavanacaw gold deposit. Ed is an experienced exploration geologist, having worked in Africa, Europe, America and the FSU and his experience includes joint venture negotiation, exploration programme planning and management through to feasibility study implementation for a variety of commodities. As a professional consultant, Ed's work has included completion of CPR's and 43-101 technical reports for international stock exchange listings and fundraising, while also undertaking assignments for the World Bank and European Union bodies. Ed has also served as director of several private and public companies, including the role of CEO and Technical Director at AIM-listed Orogen Gold Plc which discovered the Mutsk gold deposit in Armenia.