Argentum Silver Corp. announced that Stephen Gatensbury and David Toyoda have resigned as directors of the company, Geoff Balderson has resigned as President and CEO of the company and Carrie Cesarone has resigned as CFO of the Company. The board of directors would like to thank Mr. Gatensbury, Mr. Toyoda and Ms. Cesarone for their contributions to the Company and wish them every success in their future endeavours. Mr. Balderson will remain as a director of the Company. The company filled the board vacancies created by these vacancies with the appointment of Gary Nassif as President, CEO and director, Fraser Sinclair and Gregory Ho Yuen as directors and
James Fairbairn as CFO of the Company. Mr. Nassif is Senior Vice President of Jerritt Canyon Gold. Mr. Nassif has 24 years' experience in mining and exploration in Canada, Nevada and sub-Saharan Africa, where he focused mainly on gold, base metals and diamonds. Mr. Sinclair is a consultant providing senior level financial and business advisory services. Mr. Sinclair has served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Royal Nickel Corporation; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Romarco Minerals Inc.; Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of North American Palladium Ltd.; and Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Cedara Software Corp. Mr. Ho Yuen has been a lawyer for more than 20 years. He has extensive experience in the mining sector and has been involved in numerous financings, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial contracts, corporate governance and regulatory matters. Mr. Fairbairn is a finance professional with over 25 years of experience in corporate governance, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and financial and management reporting. He is a Chartered Accountant who brings strong financial skills and who has served as a senior officer and/or a director in both public and privately held companies.