Focus Minerals Ltd. announced that Mr. Yuhuan Ge retires from the board because he has stepped down from his position within the Shandong Gold Group due to reaching the compulsory retirement age in China. Me Ge will be replaced on the board by Mr. Zaiqian Zhang, who has served as Alternate Director to a number of Shandong Gold Representatives at Focus since January 2013. Mr. Zhang will also assume the role of CFO which has been vacant since Mr. Wanghong Yang's resignation on November 17, 2017.

Zaiqian Zhang has been Senior Accountant at Focus Minerals since September 2013.