Gespeg Copper Resources Announces the Nomination of Mr. Bernard Olivier (B.O.) Martel to Vice-President Exploration and Sylva...

Gespeg Copper Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "GESPEG") (TSX VENTURE:GCR) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bernard Olivier Martel as
Vice-President Exploration and Mr. Sylvain Laberge as Vice-President and Chief
Operating Officer. 


B.O. Martel graduated from the University of Quebec in Montreal, in 1999. He is
a member of the Order of Quebec Geologists and acts as a Qualified Person under
Canadian standard 43-101.His experience includes government services,
engineering, and geological and mineral exploration. Prior to and following his
graduation, he worked on various mapping projects for the Department of Natural
Resources of Quebec. Subsequently, as a founding member of an engineering
laboratory, he became an expert specializing in pyritic backfill, and mitigation
of negative impacts on foundations. Since 2004, he has worked exclusively within
the Quebec and Ontario mining community as a consulting geologist for various
exploration companies. As the geologist for Threegold Resources Inc. (TSX
VENTURE:THG) Mr. Martel was responsible for exploration on projects in the
Gaspesie region and acquired the requisite knowledge and expertise essential to
understanding mineral exploration in this region.


After obtaining a degree at College Lasalle in Montreal, Mr. Sylvain Laberge
entered the sales profession where he spent 11 years specialising in Hotels and
Hospital supplies. Subsequently, in 1999 he joined Renmark Financial
Communications, where he was named Vice-President, consulting and acting as an
aid to emerging companies, among them primarily mining companies. Having an
entrepreneurial spirit and a wealth of knowledge and expertise about the
industry, Mr. Laberge founded S.D.N.L. Financial Communication in 2007, and
since has acted as President. Mr. Laberge first joined Gespeg Copper as a
consultant in early 2012. 


Mr Victor Goncalves President and CEO stated: Gespeg Copper and I are pleased
with these new additions. Mr. Martel and Mr. Laberge bring significant and
relevant experience to this new company that will be beneficial to our
shareholders.


About Gespeg Copper: Gespeg Copper is dedicated to creating shareholder wealth
through the discovery of new copper deposits in the underexplored region of
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada. 


The Gaspe Peninsula is a prolific copper district, having hosted the historic
Noranda Mines camp, in operation from 1950 to 1999. The grades produced from
this mine were among the highest mined to date.


This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are
not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words
"expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates",
"projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions
"will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Although Gespeg Copper
believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or realities may differ materially from those in
forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs,
estimates and opinions of Gespeg Copper management on the date the statements
are made. Except as required by law, Gespeg Copper undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs,
estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.