Rise Resources Inc. announced that John Anderson has been appointed as a director of Rise, effective immediately. Concurrent with Mr. Anderson’s appointment, Michael Evans stepped down as a director. John Anderson holds a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and is the co-founder of Aquastone Capital Advisors LP. With over 15 years’ experience in the capital markets, Mr. Anderson’s specialty is identifying undervalued opportunities in the resource industry and investing capital into these situations. He has been involved in a number of small-cap companies, providing financing, investor relations, and corporate development services. Throughout his career, Mr. Anderson has raised in excess of $500 million in equity for a number of public and private companies in the United States, Canada and Europe.