March 11, 2009
SERGE VEZINA AND MATT MANSON APPOINTED TO STORNOWAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stornoway Diamond Corporation (TSX-SWY) is pleased to announce that Dr. Serge V?zina and Dr. Matt Manson have joined the Company's Board of Directors.
Dr. V?zina is a consultant and engineer with over 40 years experience in the mining industry. Between 1988 and June 2006, he was employed by Cambior Inc., most recently as Vice President of Industrial Engineering and Environment. Mr. V?zina is a member of the Order of Engineers of Qu?bec, a former chairman of the board of the Qu?bec Mining Association, a former chairman of the board of COREM, and a member of numerous advisory panels and professional bodies within the Qu?bec Mining Industry. Dr. V?zina is currently an adjunct professor at McGill University in Montreal and Laval University in Qu?bec City, and a director of Osisko Mining Corporation. He is a graduate of Laval University (B.Sc. in Mining, 1966 ?and Ph.D. in Metallurgical Sciences, 1972).
Dr. Manson has been serving as Stornoway?s President and CEO since January 1, 2009, and has been employed by Stornoway, or its predecessor company Contact Diamond Corporation, since March, 2005. Between 1999 and 2005 he was employed by Aber Diamond Corporation (now Harry Winston Diamond Corporation) as VP Marketing and subsequently VP Technical Services & Control. He is a director of Karmin Exploration Inc., and a graduate of the University of Edinburgh (B.Sc. in Geophysics, 1987) and the University of Toronto (Ph.D. in Geology, 1996).
Stornoway?s Board of Directors now consists of eight members.
Pursuant to the terms of its Stock Option Plan, Stornoway further announces the grant of a total of 100,000 incentive stock options. The options are exercisable on or before March 10, 2014 at price of $0.10 per share.
Stornoway Diamond Corporation
Stornoway Diamond Corporation is one of Canada's leading Diamond exploration and development companies, involved in the discovery of over 200 kimberlites in seven Canadian Diamond districts. The Company benefits from a diversified Diamond property portfolio, a strong financial platform and management and technical teams with experience in each segment of the Diamond "pipeline" from exploration to marketing.
On behalf of the Board STORNOWAY Diamond CORPORATION /s/ ?Matt Manson? Matt Manson President and Chief Executive Officer
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