Strikepoint Gold Inc. has named Michael McPhie to its Board of Directors. In a career spanning more than 20 years Michael has worked throughout Canada and globally as an executive in the mining and minerals industry and is a specialist in regulatory and permitting issues and project development and financing. In addition to serving as Executive Chairman of IDM Mining Ltd., a company he founded with his partner Rob McLeod who serves as CEO, Michael is the Founder and CEO of Falkirk Resource Consultants Ltd. and Managing Director of JDS Gold Ltd.