June 24, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Mercer Gold Corp. (OTCBB: MRGP) has appointed David Shaw to the board of directors of the company.

Shaw graduated in 1973 from the University of Sheffield, England, with a B.Sc. in geology, followed by a Ph.D. in structural geology from Carleton University, Ottawa. Since completing his doctorate, he has worked both in the technical and financial communities within the resource industry.

Shaw spent seven years with Chevron Resources in Calgary and Vancouver (1979 and 1981-1987), employed initially as an in-house structural consultant on both metal and hydrocarbon exploration programs, and then as a member of a hydrocarbon project financial evaluation team.

Upon leaving Chevron Shaw initiated and developed the Resource Research Group at Charlton Securities Ltd., Calgary, before assuming the position of Senior Mining Analyst, Corporate Finance, at Yorkton Securities Inc. in Vancouver (1991-1997). Shaw was employed as the CEO of Colombia Gold plc, a private U.K. company that was engaged in precious metal exploration in Colombia, which was sold to Medoro Resources in 2010. In addition, from 2005 to the present, he has served on the board of directors of First Majestic Silver, and actively serves as President of Albion Petroleum Ltd.

Colorado-based Mercer Gold entered an agreement in April to acquire the option to the Guayabales Prospect, a prospective gold and silver property located in Marmato, Caldas, Colombia. Mercer Gold plans to evaluate the property and develop a work program on the prospect.

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