Accend Capital Corporation announced that Thomas Lamb will join the Board of Directors of the company and will serve as its `Vice President of Operations'. Mr. Lamb has significant experience in structuring mining related transactions and has worked on numerous projects in Uganda over the past five years. Prior to becoming a corporate executive, Mr. Lamb practised as a securities lawyer. In addition, it is anticipated that Dr. Jennifer Hinton will join the Company as `Director of East Africa Operations'. Dr. Hinton, based in Entebbe, Uganda, is a geological engineer and has been an integral part of the Uganda mining community for over twelve years. Dr. Hinton was initially posted in Uganda by the World Bank to help reenergize the mining sector. Dr. Hinton has access to a local team of geologists, mining engineers, and key incountry personnel, and has strong relationships with the Directorate of Geologic Survey and Mines (DGSM) and the Government of Uganda.