Brakpan Ventures Corp. announced the appointment of Paul J. DesLauriers as Director of the company. Mr. Paul J. DesLauriers is a Principal at Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon Limited. He has been active in the Canadian investment industry since 1962 in research, institutional coverage and corporate finance in Toronto and Montreal. In 1986, Mr. DesLauriers was a Founder and a Partner of the Lakewood Capital Group which had a production profile of over 7,500 BOE/PD when it was sold. In 1984, he was a Founder and a Funder of the CMP Group, which was the driver of changes in legislation which resulted in the emergence of the flow-through financing mechanism for the resource sector in Canada. He also served as the Vice Chairman and Governor of the Montreal Exchange. Mr. DesLauriers also served as a Director and Officer of the Montreal Society of Financial Analysts. The company has accepted the resignation of Mr. Jim Chapman as Director effective February 24, 2017.