Aberdeen International Appoints Bernard Wilson as a Director

Market Wire, October, 2008

Aberdeen International Inc. (TSX: AAB) ("Aberdeen International" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that Mr. Bernard Wilson., has joined the Company as a director.

Mr. Wilson, FCA, ICD.D is a senior financial professional with a wide array of working relationships with business executives in Canada, the United States and internationally. Mr. Wilson serves as an advisor in corporate finance and investment banking and has extensive experience in major financial restructurings, international trade and commerce issues. Some of Mr. Wilson's more notable leadership roles include serving as the Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the largest Canadian business organization with 175,000 members, Chairman of the Canadian Council for International Business, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Canada/US Trade Committee and Chairman Founders Board of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Aberdeen also announces that Mr. Doug Bache has resigned as a director of Aberdeen to pursue other business opportunities. The Company would like to thank Mr. Bache for his contribution and wish him well in his future endeavours.

About Aberdeen International Inc:

Aberdeen is a publicly traded global investment and merchant banking company focused on small cap companies in the resource sector. Aberdeen will seek to acquire significant equity participation in pre-IPO and/or early stage public resource companies with undeveloped or undervalued high-quality resources. Aberdeen will focus on companies that: (i) are in need of managerial, technical and financial resources to realize their full potential; (ii) are undervalued in foreign capital markets; and (iii) operate in jurisdictions with moderate local political risk. Aberdeen will seek to provide value-added managerial and board advisory services to companies. The Corporation's intention will be to optimize the return on its investment over an 18 to 24 month investment time frame.

Aberdeen International Inc.

Please visit the Company's web site at www.aberdeeninternational.ca or write us at smoore@aberdeeninternational.ca .

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information

This press release contains "forward looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of the Company and the impact of the appointment on Aberdeen. Generally, forward looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; ability to successfully integrate the purchased properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks of the mining industry. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Contacts: Aberdeen International Inc. George Faught President and CEO (416) 861-5887 Aberdeen International Inc. Stan Bharti Executive Chairman (416) 861-5876 Website: www.aberdeeninternational.ca