GoldQuest Mining Corp. announced that Mr. Luis Santana Pereyra took up his position as Director of the company. Mr. Santana will be based in Santo Domingo and will initially be responsible for achieving the Romero Project Exploitation License (the Permit) in the San Juan Province of the Dominican Republic and supervising exploration and environmental studies.

Luis is a Citizen of the Dominican Republic and is a Qualified Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in mining and mineral processing. Luis has an impressive history having worked with Glencore - Falcondo and Altonorte Mines in Dominican Republic and Chile, BHP Billiton - Olympic Dam Mine in Australia, Barrick - Pueblo Viejo Mine in Dominican Republic, Barrick & Shandong Gold - Veladero Mine in Argentina and most recently as CEO for Shandong Gold/Cardinal Resources Namdini Gold Project in Ghana.