Fireweed Zinc Ltd. announced the appointments of Mr. Gilles Dessureau to the position of Vice president Exploration, and Mr. Neil MacRae to the position of Investor Relations Manager. Mr. Gilles Dessureau will lead the exploration team for the Company going forward. Mr. Dessureau is a Professional Geologist with over 15 years of exploration and development experience in the Western Cordillera including Yukon and British Columbia along with other locations throughout North America including Nevada, Ontario and Quebec. Mr. Dessureau is the Owner/Principle Geologist of Solidus Geological Services and has been providing geological and project management services to a number of clients including Golden Predator Mining Corp., Columbus Gold Corp., Colorado Resources Ltd., BMC Minerals, among others since 2007. The Company also announces the appointment of Mr. Neil MacRae as its Manager of Investor Relations. Mr. MacRae will be responsible for overseeing the investor relations program for the Company including the development and implementation of strategic marketing and financial goals in order to create shareholder value. Mr. MacRae attended the University of Calgary and started his career in 1994, spending 10 years as a commodity trader and concentrate marketer for Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd. Over the next 14 years, Neil then moved into investor relations roles with such companies as First Majestic, NovaGold Resources, and Santacruz Silver Mining as well as a role at Farallon Mining which operated the Campo Morado Zinc Mine in Mexico which was taken over by Nyrstar in 2011.