International Bethlehem Mining Corp. announced that Dr. Mehrun Payravi has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Payravi is a registered pharmacist and has worked for a number of Canadian pharmacies, including Shoppers Drug Mart and Rexall, where he most recently held the position of Pharmacy Director for BC responsible for operations of all stores in British Columbia.

Dr. Payravi previously worked in Iran where he was head of production for an Iranian drug manufacturing company.