Western Atlas Resources Inc. announced the appointment of Stephen Wilkinson, M.Sc. (Geology), B.Sc. (Geology), MBA, as Director of the Company.

Mr. Wilkinson brings to Western Atlas multidecades of experience, having acted as president of numerous resource companies and investment funds. His prior experience includes President and CEO of ValGold Resources Ltd., President and CEO of Blue Star Gold Corp., a founding director of Colombia Gold Corp. and an independent director of Bolivar Gold Corp., President, CEO and a director of Northern Orion Explorations Ltd. and a mining analyst for RBC Dominion Securities Inc., responsible for small capitalization and gold and base metal companies.

Mr. Wilkinson holds his MBA from Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, his M.Sc. (Geology) from Carleton University and his B.Sc. (Geology) from the University of Western Ontario.

In addition, Mr. Wilkinson sits on the Dean of Science advisory board at Western University in London, Ontario.