Silk Road Energy Inc. reported that it is has appointed a Michael Judson becomes the company's new Chief Executive Officer replacing outgoing Vladimir Katic. Judson is a veteran financier and mining executive. He was the founding CEO of TSXV-listed Forest Gate Resources, a mineral exploration company and TSX- listed, Blue Note Mining, which owned and operated the Caribou zinc-lead mine in Bathurst, New Brunswick.

Under Judson's leadership, Blue Note Mining's market capitalization grew from $2 million to $250 million within two years. Forest Gate Resources' market capitalization grew from $1 million to $50 million in two years and was consistently one of the higher traded stocks on the TSX Venture Exchange.