West Hawk Announces New CFO

West Hawk Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:WHD) (the "West Hawk" or the "Company")
is pleased to announce the appointment of Lonny L. Haugen as CFO of the Company
effective April 20, 2009. Mr. Haugen has 30 years of experience in business and
financial management activities and is currently a registered Certified Public
Accountant in Colorado and North Dakota. 


Mr. Haugen was employed by US-WEST Inc. / Qwest Communications International,
Inc. ("Qwest"), for 22 years. He held a variety of positions with Qwest,
including positions in its Strategic Planning, Human Resources Management, IT
Systems Improvement and Network Operations departments and a variety of
financial and accounting positions. Prior to working for Qwest, Mr. Haugen
served as State Auditor in North Dakota for two years. Mr. Haugen currently owns
his own accounting firm, which specializes in providing financial expertise in
order to facilitate effective business operations.


Mr. Haugen obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from The
University of North Dakota in 1972 where he also completed two years of
post-graduate accounting studies in 1977. Mr. Haugen obtained his Certified
Public Accountant License in 1978.


"All of us here at West Hawk are very please to have Mr. Haugen as a member of
our team. His financial expertise will be of great service to the Company today
and into the future," said Gonzalo Torres-Macchiavello, President & CEO.


On behalf of the Board of Directors, 

Gonzalo Torres Macchiavello, President and Chief Executive Officer

About the Company: West Hawk Development Corp. is focused on providing valuable,
high-demand energy products from a variety of sources. Assets include the Figure
Four natural gas property located in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, which is
being developed under a drilling and development agreement, and the Groundhog
coal property located in northwestern British Columbia.


Cautionary Note: This news release contains forward-looking statements,
particularly those regarding cash flow, capital expenditures and investment
plans. Resource estimates, unless specially noted, are considered speculative.
The Company has filed a National Instrument 51-101 Report for the Figure Four
natural gas property. The Company has also filed a National Instrument 43-101
Report for the Groundhog coal property located in northwestern British Columbia.
Any and all other resource or reserve estimates are historical in nature, and
should not be relied upon. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve
risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on factors that
will or may occur in the future. Actual results may vary depending upon
exploration and development activities, industry production, commodity demand
and pricing, currency exchange rates, and, but not limited to, general economic
factors. Cautionary note to U.S. investors: The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission specifically prohibits the use of certain terms, such as "reserves"
unless such figures are based upon actual production or formation tests and can
be shown to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and
operating conditions.