Aurelio Resource Corp (fka AULO)

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Aurelio Strengthens Board of Directors
LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2008 Aurelio Resource Corporation (OTCBB:AULO) (FWB:F3RA) is pleased to announce that Frank W. Vermeulen and Stephan B. Roes have been appointed to the Board of Directors.

Frank W. Vermeulen is currently:

-- a senior advisor to Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd, and

a member of its advisory board for Europe, the Middle East and

Africa, as well as a non-executive director of the Bank of

London & the Middle East, where he chairs the audit committee

and is also a member of the risk and nomination committees,

-- Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LeasePlan

Corporation N.V. (Netherlands), a multi-national car leasing

and fleet management company and bank which is 50% owned by

Volkswagen, 25% by the Olayan Group and 25% by Mubadala

Development Co. (an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi

government), and

-- an advisor to Olayan Financing Company, an international

manufacturing and investment company.

Mr. Vermeulen's experience includes:

-- approximately 15 years (most recently as CFO) with the with

Olayan Financing Company, one of the largest privately-owned

Saudi business groups,

-- a 20+ year banking career (mostly with ABN AMBRO in North

America, Europe and the Middle East), and

-- senior positions in the area of corporate banking, capital

markets, structured finance, private banking and security

brokerage.

Stephan B. Roes experience includes:

-- Vice President Sales EMEAI Benelux with Global Custodian ABN

AMRO Mellon GSS,

-- senior business consultant for Prime Fund Solutions at Fortis

Bank,

-- setting up the New York office for Amicorp Group, where be was

responsible for the development of various trust and

administration services,

-- setting up a new offshore fund administration company for

Amicorp Curacao, and

-- from 1991 to 1996, working for CITCO in Curacao, where he was

responsible for fund accounting, NAV calculations and

shareholders services for a group of institutional funds.

Aurelio's Chairman of the Board, David Stafford Johnson, stated that "We are honored to have these two experienced financial professionals join our Board of Directors. Frank and Stephan bring a wealth of international financial experience to Aurelio that will greatly assist us in financing the fast-track exploration and development of our Hill Copper-Zinc Project through feasibility and into production."