Strategem Appoints New Director

Strategem Capital Corporation ("Strategem" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGE)
is pleased to announce that, effective today, Ross Stringer will be joining the
Company's board of directors. 


A brief biography of the newly appointed director is as follows:

Ross Stringer holds a Bachelor's degree from Simon Fraser University where he
majored in Commerce and Economics. He is also as Chartered Accountant and
operates in public practice with a national firm, with a focus on the financial
services industry, including such fields as pension funds, chartered banks,
credit unions and brokers/dealers. As well, he has clients in real estate
management and development and has recently expanded his client base to those
working in the mineral exploration and operation industry. 


Mr. Stringer's areas of practice include advisory and risk-based assurance
services at operational as well as governance levels. Examples of services
provided include financial statement audits; internal audit (risk and compliance
based); business continuity plans; fraud investigation; general business
advisory; risk modeling and assessments; IFRS conversion; and public listing
compliance. These roles and his many years of experience has permitted him to
establish relationships with both federal and provincial regulatory institutions
in Canada and, most recently, in Ireland.


Mr. Stringer's previous board positions encompass private business in the
services industry as well as many public service organizations. He has recently
accepted an advisory board role for the Central Bank of Ireland to assist with
the reorganization of regulatory and operational frameworks. 


About Strategem Capital Corporation 

Strategem Capital Corporation is a publicly-traded merchant bank specializing in
the development of emerging companies with above average growth potential. The
current focus is on companies that explore and develop precious or base metals.