White Tiger Announces Changes to the Board of Directors

TORONTO, March 11, 2013 /CNW/ - White Tiger Gold Ltd. ("White Tiger" or the "Company") (TSX: WTG) announces that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Mr. Francis Scola from his role as a director, effective immediately.  Mr. Scola resigned for personal reasons.

Jim McBurney, CEO of White Tiger, said, "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Mr. Scola for his valuable service to the Company over the past few years."

White Tiger is also pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Sergey Yanchukov, Mr. Sergei Tchetvertnykh and Mr. Evgeny Konstantinidi to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Yanchukov is the founder of the asset management company Mangazeya Financial Company LLC, an investment and brokerage firm based in Moscow Russia that focuses on brokerage and asset management services for corporate and individuals.  Mr. Yanchukov also focuses on private equity investments with emphasis on the high growth opportunities, including early stage companies and business restructurings.  Prior to founding Mangazeya, Mr. Yanchukov held progressively senior positions with various companies in Russia involved in trading, finance and mining.

Mr. Tchetvertnykh is the Chief Executive Officer of Bayview Ridge Capital Inc., a merchant banking firm based in Toronto that focuses on funding growth and providing strategic advice to private and public companies. He was the CEO and CFO of InfiniumGroup Inc., a brokerage company. Prior to forming Infinium Group, Mr. Tchetvertnykh held various executive positions within Merrill Lynch and CS First Boston in New York, London and Toronto.

Mr. Konstantinidi is the Chief Executive Officer of Mangazeya Financial Company LLC, an investment and brokerage firm based in Moscow, Russia that focuses on brokerage and asset management services for corporate and individual clients. Over the past 10 years, Mr. Konstantinidi held various executive positions in investment banking, oil and gas trading and resource exploration industries. Mr. Konstantinidi has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Moscow University of Consumer Cooperatives, from where he also graduated with honors with a degree in Economics and Management.

Commenting on the appointment of the new directors, Jim McBurney, Chief Executive Officer of White Tiger Gold said, "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Mr. Yanchukov, Mr. Tchetvertnykh and Mr. Konstantinidi to the White Tiger Gold board, where their wealth of experience in international business and finance will be put to excellent use. The addition of directors with a background in both North America and in the Russian Federation will greatly benefit the Company as we continue to progress with the development of our Russian asset base."

About White Tiger

White Tiger Gold Ltd. is a TSX-listed mining and exploration company, focused on the development of mineral resources in the Russian Federation.

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This news release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements") relating, but not limited to, the Company's expectations, intentions and beliefs (including, without limitation, statements regarding, the Company's mines, projects and licence areas, exploration and development plans (including the timing thereof) and potential, anticipated gold production and future plans and objectives of the Company. Words such as "may", "will", "should", "anticipate", "plan", "expect", "believe", "estimate" and similar terminology are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on assumptions, estimates, opinions and analysis made by the management of the Company in light of their experience, current conditions and their expectations of future developments as well as other factors which they believe to be reasonable and relevant. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary include but are not limited to: changes in equity and debt markets; inflation; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed to complete exploration, development and production activities; failure to establish estimated mineral resources or mineral reserves (the Company's mineral resource and mineral reserve figures are estimates and no assurances can be given that the indicated levels of gold will be produced); exploration costs varying significantly from estimates; delays in the exploration and development of, and/or commercial production from, the properties in which the Company has an interest; unexpected geological or hydrological conditions; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates; operational and technical difficulties, including the failure of major mining and/or milling equipment; the availability to the Company of suitable financing alternatives; the ability of the Company to service its existing debt facilities; fluctuations in gold and other commodity prices; the existence of undetected or unregistered interests or claims, whether in contract or in tort, over the property of the Company; success of future exploration and development initiatives; competition; operating performance of facilities; environmental and safety risks, including increased regulatory burdens, seismic activity, weather and other natural phenomena; inability to, or delays in, obtaining necessary permits and approvals from government authorities; risks relating to labour; and other exploration, development and operating risks; changes to and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including environmental laws; political, economic and other risks arising from the Company's activities in Russia; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; and those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on SEDAR. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all.

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SOURCE: White Tiger Gold Ltd.

White Tiger Gold Ltd. Jim McBurney, Chief Executive Officer [email protected]