Alara Resources Limited annoaunced that John Hopkins OAM has resigned as Non-Executive Director with effect on 12 June 2015. Mr. Hopkins was appointed to the Board on 16 October 2013 and is resigning in order to allow him to fulfil commitments outside of Alara. Justin Richard has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, filling the vacancy after the resignation of Philip Hopkins.

Mr. Richard has been the company's Legal & Commercial Manager since August 2011 and also Alara's Country Manager in Saudi Arabia (since November 2012) and Oman (since December 2013).