Great Western Minerals Group, Ltd. announced it has appointed Ron Hochstein to its Board of Directors. The appointment is effective immediately. Mr. Hochstein is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Denison Mines Corp., positions he has held since 2009.

For three years prior, he had been Denison's President and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, his senior management positions were with International Uranium Corporation, H.A. Simons Ltd. Mining Group, Noranda Inc. and North Canadian Oils Ltd.