Dampier Gold Ltd. advised that Howard Dawson has been appointed as an alternate Director to Non-executive Director Peter Evans. Dawson has also been appointed as Dampier's representative on the Ord River Joint Venture Management Committee, replacing Richard Hay. Dawson is a qualified geologist who has managed on-site exploration for majors including BHP before entering the securities industry where he fulfilled a number of complimentary roles including research, corporate advisory, business development and management for firms including Hartley Poynton, McIntosh Securities, Merrill Lynch and ABN AMRO Morgan Limited.