Walkabout Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Trevor Benson to the position of non- executive chairman of the board with immediate effect. Mr. Benson in his role as an experienced investment banker has specialised in cross border transactions within the natural resources sector across China and SE Asia, and has been an adviser to Chinese State Owned Enterprises (SOE's). His specialist activities include corporate funding solutions and off-take agreement negotiations within the natural resources domain. Mr. Benson is currently an executive director of Strategic Capital Management and is an Executive Director of the ARIE FUND. In addition to his extensive experience as an investment banker, he has also served on numerous ASX listed company Boards both as Chairman and Director.