Greatbanks Resources Announces New Directors, Executive Chairman

GREATBANKS RESOURCES ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTORS,

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA , April 20, 2017 – Greatbanks Resources Ltd. ( TSXV: GTB) (" Greatbanks" or

the "Company") is pleased to announce today that two new Directors will be joining the Company. Effective

immediately Mr. Douglas Wu and Mr. Sergei Stetsenko will join the B oard of Directors of Greatbanks. Douglas

Hurst has resigned his director position to pursue ot her opportunities. We would like to thank Mr. Hurst for his

years of service to the Company.

Douglas Wu has over thirty years of experience in private equity/venture capital and hedge fund investing both in

the US and internationally. Mr. Wu has assisted portfolio companies in increasing returns on equity and realizing

shareholder value through exits to both strategic and financia l acquirers. Mr. Wu is Managing Partner of Whitwell

Partners, a merchant banking firm, Senior Advisor to a family office, an active angel investor, and former director of

an acquisitive holding company in the financial services sector as well as several na tural resource companies. He

was formerly Managing Director/ Head of Private Equity of Rothschild Emerging Markets LLC/ Croesus Capital

Management, a hedge fund group affiliated with Rothschild, Inc. and CEO of G2 Natural Resources, LLC, a joint

venture with a merchant banking firm. Mr. Wu began his career at the Thomas H. Lee Company, a private equity

firm. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School and is Industrial Sector Leader for Harvard

Business School Alumni Angels of New York.

Mr. Stetsenko is financier and specialist with 20 years of experience in private equity and venture capital

investments. He has raised over $100 million for companies which have been involved in various business segments

including natural resources, techn ology, alternative investments, communications, biotech and healthcare. Since

2008 he has been acting CEO of CRG Finance AG private venture capital investment company based in Zug,

Switzerland which invests in small and midsize companies in North America, Europe, CIS, Africa and Brazil. In June,

2015 he founded Vynleads Inc., a USA based technology company. In 2003 - 2005 he was Founder and Chief

Executive Officer of Peloton Resources (now Triangle Petroleum TPLM) a NYSE listed company.

About Greatbanks Resources Ltd.

Greatbanks is a resource based exploration company based in Canada. The Company is focused on identifying

assets that meet the following criteria, producing, near term enhancement and exploration opportunities.

Investments may be by way of acquisition, participation and/or fractional interest.

Issued on behalf of the Board of Directors of Greatbanks Resources Ltd.

For further information please contact Allan Williams at 604-787-5653.

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or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward -looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward -

looking information in volves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and

opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking information. Forward -looking information in this

news release includes statements regarding, among other things, the completion transactions completed in the Agreement. Factors that could

cause actual results to differ materially from such forward -looking information include, but are not limited to, regula tory approval processes.

Although the Company believes that the assumptions used in preparing the forward -looking information in this news release are reasonable,

including that all necessary regulatory approvals will be obtained in a timely manner, undue reliance should not be placed on such information,

which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or

at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation t o update or revise any forward -looking information, whether as a result of new

information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.