Avalon Minerals Ltd. announced the appointment of six new directors of the company with effect from the Board Meeting on February 10, 2012. The board appointments include Executive Director Mr. Jeremy Read and Non Executive Directors Mr. Paul Niardone, Mr. Siew Mun Wai, Mr. Rohan Edmondson, Mr. Seng Han Garry Goh and Mr. Siew Mun Chuang. The appointments bring outstanding local and international mining and corporate management skills to the company. The appointments will also enhance the boards corporate governance, supervisory and risk management expertise. Mr. Jeremy Read is a geologist with 23 years experience in exploration and project development in Australia, Africa, India and Indonesia. Mr. Paul Niardone is the Executive Director and founder of Professional Public Relations (WA). He was the founding Chairman of Bellevue Resources Limited and has experience in marketing and strategic planning in both the Government and private sectors. Mr. Siew Mun Wai (Edward) is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and also a chartered member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He currently sits on the boards of a number of major international company's subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand both as a director and chief financial officer and has over 35 years of overseas working experiences in senior management capacities spanning 9 countries. Mr. Rohan Edmondson has extensive market experience during his career in stock broking in Perth where he has established advisory relationships with domestic and international resource companies. Rohan worked with the ANZ Banking group for 7 years before gaining international experience with Bankers Trust London and Bank of Ireland. Mr. Seng Han Gary Goh is a seasoned mining engineer with over 17 years of mining experience and is currently working as the Underground Manager at Chalice Gold Mine for Alacer Gold. Mr. Goh has worked in management roles for Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Barrick Gold and Western Metals.