Alderan Resources Limited announced the appointment of Bruno Hegner as Executive Director of Alderan. Mr. Hegner will lead US operations, focusing on exploration of the Company's Frisco Copper Project in Utah. His appointment follows the resignation of Donald Smith. Mr. Hegner has more than 25 years of experience as a corporate manager and executive. His previous roles include Rio Tinto's Managing Director of Major Copper rojects, based in Salt Lake City, and Vice-President/General Manager of Resolution Copper Company in Phoenix, Arizona. More recently, Mr. Hegner was Managing Partner of his own consultancy, which included him serving as President and Director of Discovery Harbour Resources.