Odessa Minerals Limited announced that Mr. David Lenigas has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Board, with immediate effect, to assist Odessa advance its Aries Kimberlite pipe - the largest known diamondiferous kimberlite pipe in Australia - and other mineral exploration interests. Mr. Lenigas is a mining engineer with a Western Australian First Class Mine Managers Certificate. He has extensive corporate experience at chairman and chief executive officer level on many of stock exchanges overseeing multiple business sectors.

He has extensive exploration, development, and corporate experience at a very senior level in the diamond industry, in particular his role in founding what is known as the Lucapa Diamond Company Ltd. Dr. Darren Holden has resigned from the Board with immediate effect due to other business commitments.