Northern Shield Resources Inc. announced the appointment of Marcus Archer to the board of directors of the company and the appointment of James O'Sullivan as the company's corporate secretary to replace Mr. Archer's vacancy of that position. Mr. Archer is a partner at Norton Rose Canada LLP (formerly Macleod Dixon LLP) and has been practicing corporate and securities law primarily for energy and resource companies, with a focus on mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance, since 1998. He is a director and officer of a number of private companies and had been Northern Shield's corporate secretary since 2003. James O'Sullivan, a senior securities associate at Norton Rose Canada LLP, replaces Mr. Archer as Northern Shield's corporate secretary.