TASEKO APPOINTS
NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
October 6, 2008, Vancouver, BC - Taseko
Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; AMEX: TGB) ("Taseko" or the "Company")
is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter Mitchell as Chief Financial
Officer of the Company effective September 15, 2008.
Mr. Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario with a BA
in Economics as well as the MBA program of the University of British Columbia.
Mr. Mitchell is a Chartered Accountant and has worked as Senior Vice President
and CFO of Crown Packaging Ltd., as well as Vice Chairman and CFO of Von Hoffmann
Corporation of Saint Louis, Missouri. More recently, Mr. Mitchell has held
leadership roles in the for-profit education sector as President of Florida
Career College based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and prior to that, as President
and CEO of Vatterott Education Centers, Inc. in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Over the past decade, Mr. Mitchell has been extensively involved in leading
and managing growth in private equity portfolio companies through acquisitions,
integrations and greenfield initiatives as well as all related financing activities.
For further details on Taseko and its properties, please visit the Company's
website at www.tasekomines.com or contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365
or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.
Russell Hallbauer
President and CEO
No regulatory authority accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy
of this release.