Focus Minerals Limited announced that Mr. Rod Johns has accepted the new role of Chief Operating Officer of company, commencing immediately, to steer the development of Coolgardie and Laverton Gold Projects. Mr. Johns has extensive experience in the WA gold sector, having held senior positions at Delta Gold, Placer Dome, La Mancha Resources and Echo Resources that included oversight and delivery of growth strategies, new processing plants and mine optimisations. His past experience makes him the ideal candidate to bring the Coolgardie project back into production. In order to fully dedicate his time to the new role, Mr. Johns has agreed to step down as a director of the Company, effective immediately. The Company has commenced the process of identifying suitable independent non-executive director candidates and will announce the appointment once engagement arrangements and related due diligence are completed.