Select Sands Corp. appointed Steven H. Goldman to its board of directors, the company said April 28.

Goldman is a senior partner in Toronto law firm Goldman Hine LLP. Prior to joining the firm, he was president and CEO of Speedy Auto Service and Minute Muffler franchise systems.

"Steven brings in a unique combination of business and legal experience to the board," Select Sands CEO Rasool Mohammad said. "Steven's addition to the board is at the right time, where the company is moving from an exploration to a development stage."

Goldman graduated from Carleton University and received a law degree from Queen's University.

He is a member of the Executive of the Ontario Bar Association- franchise section; the Law Society of Upper Canada; the American Bar Association forum on franchising and the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Currently he is a director Tribute Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its audit and compensation committees.

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Select Sands Corp.'s Sandtown property in northeast Arkansas is underlain by the Ordovician St. Peter sandstone formation, which is the source of 'Ottawa White' Tier-1 frack sand/industrial silica sand sold to U.S. oil and natural gas basins.