Board Appointment

For immediate release

11 March 2010

ALLIED GOLD LIMITED

("ALLIED" OR "THE COMPANY")

Board Appointment

Allied Gold Limited is pleased to announce that Mr Terence Sean Harvey has been appointed to the Board of Allied as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Canadian resident director with immediate effect.

Mr Harvey has over 20 years experience in the mining sector; having spent 10 years in investment and merchant banking and the last 10 years holding senior executive and board positions with various mining companies. Mr. Harvey was President and CEO of Orvana Minerals Corp. from 2005 to 2006. Previously, he was President and CEO of TVX Gold at the time of its sale to Kinross Gold in 2003 and, subsequent to that, was President and CEO of Atlantico Gold, a private company involved in the development of the Amapari Project in Brazil that was sold to Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (presently Goldcorp Ltd). Mr. Harvey also currently sits on several other mining company boards.

Mr. Harvey holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Geography from Carleton University, Master of Arts degree in Economics from Carleton University,a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto. He is also a Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Mark Caruso, Executive Chairman and CEO, commented:

"The company undertook a thorough search to identify a suitable Canadian /North American Director. Mr Harvey's appointment to the Board of Allied further enhances the geographic structure of the Allied Board. His experience in both the Corporate and Mining sector will be of significant benefit to the Company and we look forward to his valuable contribution. "

The directorships held by Mr Terence Sean Harvey, 50, in the previous five years are as follows:

Mr Harvey currently owns 49,045 fully paid ordinary shares in Allied Gold Limited representing 0.0043% of the total shares on issue

There is no further information on Mr Harvey required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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