West Mining Corp. announced that Nicholas Houghton has resigned as director of the company to focus on other interests. Mr. Aaron Wong will replace Mr. Houghton on the board of directors and as President and Corporate Secretary of the company.

Mr. Wong has been working in the capital markets for over 10 years and sits on the board of directors for multiple public companies. He previously led the business development group at Fortuna Investments for four years. He was also formerly an accountant at Ernst & Young LLP as part of the assurance practice specializing in resources, technology, real estate and financial services.

Mr. Wong received his Bachelors of Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from Western Michigan University.