Brookmount Explorations Inc. announced the appointment of an independent director, Mr. Frederick C. Kempson to its board of directors. Mr. Kempson is a highly experienced international banker who commenced his career with the Reserve Bank of Australia, and was integral in the development of the official money market and brokerage industry in Australia prior to holding a variety of senior positions in the banking and financial market including Managing Director of Australian Investment Finance Ltd. (AIFC), a consortium merchant bank whose shareholders included Mitsubishi Trust, ANZ Bank and Bank of Montreal and Managing Director of Security Pacific Australia Ltd, wholly owned subsidiary of Security Pacific Bank of California. Whilst with Security Pacific, Mr. Kempson was instrumental in orchestrating the acquisition and merger of 3 international stockbroking firms, London based Hoare Govett, Toronto based Burns Fry and Sydney based Mcintosh Hamson. In association with the London desk of the conglomerate, Mr. Kempson completed the first Australian dollar denominated Eurobond issue. He also arranged for the acquisition of Kleinwort Benson Australia, which included a significant gold bullion trading operation.