Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. announced that Scott Cousens has been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Cousens has also been appointed as chairman of the board, replacing Robert Dickinson who is stepping down as chairman but who will remain on the board as a director. Scott Cousens is a mining executive who has over 20 years of industry experience.

His focus over the years has been on the development of relationships within the international investment community. Through substantial financings and subsequent corporate success, he has established strong ties with North American, European and Middle Eastern investors. Mr. Cousens is also the Director of Capital Finance for Hunter Dickinson Inc. (HDI) where he directs financing and investor relations for a number of publicly traded companies associated with HDI.