(ShareCast News) - AIM-listed Paternoster Resources has appointed specialist fund manager Amanda van Dyke as a non-executive director of the company.Van Dyke is currently at Peterhouse Asset Management. Previously, she has worked for Dundee Securities, Ocean Equities and GMP as a mining specialist in equity sales.She is also the chairman of Women in Mining (UK), sponsored by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Glencore.Nicholas Lee, chairman of Paternoster Resources, said: "I am very pleased that Amanda van Dyke is joining the board to assist with the future development of Paternoster."She has excellent knowledge of the sector and will be particularly valuable in the sourcing and assessment of possible investment opportunities."At 1603 BST, Paternoster Resources share price was up 1.90% to 0.21p.