Dalradian Resources has appointed Jim Rutherford as non-executive director, effective immediately.Rurtherford has worked in investment banking and management for more than 25 years, serving as senior vice president of Capital International Investors, a division of Capital Group, before taking the role of director of Anglo American in 2013."Jim brings exactly the right mix of skills and talent that we need to build a strong mining industry in Northern Ireland," said chairman and chief executive officer Patrick Anderson."With many years of experience in the capital markets in both London and New York and in his role as a board member of one of the largest London-listed mining companies and as a native of Belfast, Jim will be key in helping guide the future direction of Dalradian as we move our Curraghinalt gold project through to production and future growth," he added.As of 11:00 BST, Dalradian was trading 4% lower at 1p.