Parana Copper Corporation announced that it has appointed Mr. Eugene Hodgson to serve as an independent director. Mr. Hodgson has held a number of senior positions in the public sector for the Northwest Territories and British Columbia governments, as well as private industry as a financial and public policy/government affairs advisor over the past 35 years. In addition, he has consulted to various organizations including BC Hydro where he helped to establish their Aboriginal Affairs Group in 1990. Currently, Mr. Hodgson serves as VP Origination, Western Canada for Corpfinance International Ltd., a Toronto based boutique investment bank with over $1 billion in assets under management and as a director for Maxtech Ventures Inc. a CSE listed company. He has served on the board of directors of various companies including Grandfield Pacific Corporation, Arimex Resources Inc., Equitable Real Estate Investment Corp., Sea Breeze Power Corp. Silvermex Resources Inc., Chair of Pacific Cascade Minerals and Director of Timmins Gold Corp. a TSE and NYSE listed company.