The Board of Directors of Hawthorn Resources Limited announced the appointment of Brian F Thornton as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Thornton is the Director and 100% shareholder of Gel Resources Pty Ltd, Hawthorn's 30% joint venture partner in the Anglo-Saxon gold project. Mr. Thornton has had a long association with the minerals and exploration industry in Australia and internationally, both at executive and advisory levels. He is the former Executive Chairman of Xanadu Mines Limited, which he founded in 2004 and in which he remains a significant investor.