OREANDA-NEWS. Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE:TCK) ("Teck") announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Laura Dottori-Attanasio and Tracey McVicar to the Board, effective immediately.

Ms. Dottori-Attanasio is Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. She has over 20 years of increasingly senior and high profile leadership experience in the finance sector, with significant exposure to the mining industry.

Ms. McVicar is a Managing Partner of CAI Capital Management, a private equity firm based in New York and Vancouver. She has worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years, and among other board roles, has served as Chair of the Audit Committee of BC Hydro Corporation.

Chairman of the Board of Teck, Dr. Norman B. Keevil, said: "Ms. Dottori-Attanasio and Ms. McVicar bring valuable skills to the Board and we are looking forward to their contribution."

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TCK.A and TCK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TCK.