ATEX Resources Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Raymond Jannas to the position of President. Carl Hansen, the current President and CEO, will remain with ATEX taking on the role of Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. Jannas, a resident of Santiago, Chile, has over 35 years' experience in the mining geology and exploration industry focused largely in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela. He has held senior positions with Gold Fields, Barrick Gold, LAC Minerals, Hochschild Mining and Metallica Resources. He also was responsible for the acquisition of the Cerro Corona project in Peru for Gold Fields. Dr. Jannas has a Ph.D. from Harvard University.