FND Finders Res.

    Directorate change
             



                     For Release: 6 January 2009

                      FINDERS RESOURCES LIMITED

Finders Resources  Limited  (Company)  is  pleased  to  announce  the
appointment of Robert Peter Thomson (age 54) as an Executive Director
of the Company, effective today.

Rob was  previously the  Company's General  Manager, Development  and
still has  the  prime  responsibility for  successful  completion  of
feasibility studies and subsequent development of the Company's Wetar
copper project.

Rob holds a B.E  (Mining) from the University  of Queensland, an  MBA
from University of  Wollongong, and  is a  Fellow of  the AusIMM.  He
holds open cut mine managers certificates for NSW, WA and  Queensland
and has 30+ years of Australian and international mining experience.

His career  achievements include  development  of seven  green  field
projects involving resource  targeting and acquisition,  exploration,
feasibility,  environmental  and  social  licensing  and  compliance,
government  relations  and  approvals,  financing,  construction  and
operations. Developments have been  in coal, copper Heap  Leach/SXEW,
nickel sulphides, copper/gold porphyry  and leachable gold. The  last
11 years and four mine developments have been spent working in  Asia,
as:

*          Project Manager Feasibility then GM Development for
  delivery through to commercial operations of Kingsgate's (ASX)
  Chatree Gold Mine in Thailand;
*          Project Director for Oxiana's (ASX) Sepon Gold Mine
  delivery in Laos PDR;
*          CEO (2003-6) of Philippine focussed, Climax Mining Ltd
  (formerly ASX listed) which was merged into Oceana Gold Nl (ASX);
  and
*          Founding non executive Director (2004 to current date)
  and, until recently, CEO (2006 to 2008) of Toronto based and
  Vietnam focussed Asian Mineral Resources (TSX.V) with the Ban Phuc
  underground nickel/copper sulphide development.

Rob indirectly holds 9,428 ordinary fully paid shares in the Company.

Russell Fountain, Executive Chairman commented
"We are delighted to welcome Rob to the Company's Board.  As an
Executive Director, Rob will be able to actively participate in Board
decisions. His recent experience with south east Asian project
development and commissioning has already proven invaluable to the
Company."

For further information please contact

Finders Resources Ltd:
Russell Fountain, Executive Chairman, +61 2 9211 8299
Chris Farmer, Managing Director, info@findersresources.com

Financial PR:
Doug Macdonald, +61 424 255 959, Capital Group (in Australia)
Paddy Blewer or Nick Elwes, +44 20 7457 2020, College Hill (in the
UK)

RFC Corporate Finance Ltd - Nomad and Corporate Adviser:
Rob Adamson, +61 2 9250 0000 or Stuart Laing, + 61 8 9480 2500

FinnCap -  Finders' Broker for the AIM market
Mathew Robinson, +44 (0) 20 7600 1658
Joe Lunn (Analyst), +44 (0) 20 7600 1658

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