Encore Renaissance Welcomes Mr. Tony Fogarassy to its Advisory Board

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/07/12 -- Encore Renaissance Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: EZ) (FRANKFURT: OUH1) (PINKSHEETS: ERRCF), announced today that Tony Fogarassy, M.Sc. LL.M. has been appointed to the Advisory Board for the company.

Mr. Fogarassy is a natural resources lawyer and principal for Dunbar Law Corporation. He brings a strong understanding of the resource sector in British Columbia, along with 18 years of legal experience in energy and natural resources law, and commercial and technology law, including patent, trade-mark and copyright law. He has extensive experience with Aboriginal as well as environmental and post-secondary law. He has spent eight years as a geologist carrying-out oil and gas exploration, development and production in Canada and the Middle East.

Mr. Fogarassy has advised a number of clients in both government (federal, provincial, municipal and Aboriginal) and in industry with mineral, hydrocarbon and renewable energy interests in British Columbia, both on and offshore, the United States, China, Kazakhstan and Angola.

Mr. Fogarassy holds a Master of Laws (with Merit) degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia in addition to a Master's of Science (First Class) and a Bachelor's of Science (Honours, First Class) from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Fogarassy serves on many boards and commissions including Geoscience BC, the British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board, Forest Appeals Commission, and the Oil and Gas Appeal Tribunal.

'Tony's strong background in geology and commercial negotiations, along with his experience in the energy, natural resources and First Nations sectors in BC will positively impact our company's potential,' said Encore Renaissance CEO Matt Wayrynen. 'We're delighted to have him on our Advisory Board.'

Encore Renaissance Resources Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on developing the Bonaparte Project near Kamloops, British Columbia. Bulk sampling at Bonaparte in 1994 produced 3,160 ounces of gold from 3,700 tonnes with a grade of 26.5 grams per tonne. A second shipment in 2009 of 364.61 tons was processed and yielded 161.95 ounces of gold.


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