Rise Resources Inc. announced that John Anderson has been appointed as a director of the company, effective immediately. Concurrent with Mr. Anderson's appointment, Michael Evans stepped down as a director. John Anderson holds a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and is the co-founder of Aquastone Capital Advisors LP. With over 15 years' experience in the capital markets, Mr. Anderson's specialty is identifying undervalued opportunities in the resource industry and investing capital into these situations.