New World Resource Corp, a Canadian mineral exploration company, has appointed Lyle Brown as chairman of the audit committee. He succeeds William McCartney, who has resigned as chairman and also director for personal reasons.

Brown has been a director on the audit committee since 2006. Since 1991, Brown has been a chartered accountant and partner in the accounting firm at Culver & Co., which provides public safety, energy efficiency, and water conservation outreach initiatives for utility companies.