Empire Resources Limited announced that it has appointed Mr. Sean Richardson as Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Richardson will replace Mr. David Sargeant, who will remain as a Non-Executive Director. Mr. Richardson is an experienced Minerals Executive. Mr. Richardson has over 25 years' operational, consultancy and managerial experience in Australian, North American, African, South-East and Central Asian mineral projects. His experience ranges from exploration through project development to production, having held senior management positions for a number of ASX listed and private exploration, mining and consultancy companies including; Bardoc Gold Limited, North West Nickel and Atlas Iron.