Fairchild Gold Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Geoffrey Baker to its board of directors. The appointment is subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Mr. Baker has a distinguished career in natural resource and finance industries. He is a director of Tim Trading Limited, an UAE company offering consultancy services in the oil and gas industry. During his tenure as Manager of Insch Black Gold Funds, Mr. Baker received Investors Choice Swiss Fund Manager of the Year Award.

Mr. Baker previously spent 12 years as a licensed stock and commodity broker at Refco Inc. Mr. Baker holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Windsor, Ontario.