Power Americas Minerals Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Neil Pettigrew, M.Sc., P.Geo. to its board of directors.

He has worked for several junior and major companies in gold and Cu-Ni-PGE exploration, most notably Avalon Ventures Ltd., Temex Resources Corp., Rainy River Resources Ltd., PC Gold Inc., Placer Dome CLA Inc., and Goldcorp Inc. He has served as VP-Exploration and a director of East West Resources Corp., VP-Exploration of PC Gold Inc., and as CEO of Fairmont Resources Inc., where he remains a director. The company also announced the resignation of Mr. William R. Byers as Chief Financial Officer and Director of the company. Mr. Chris Hobbs, CA a current director, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer.