Director Dunham L. Craig Appointed Interim
CEO
TSX-V: SIL
VANCOUVER, Aug. 11, 2016 /CNW/ - SilverCrest Metals
Inc. ("SilverCrest" or the "Company") announced today that
N. Eric Fier, President and Chief Executive Officer, has taken
a partial leave of absence due to a medical procedure which he is
undergoing this week. Dunham L.
Craig, P.Geo., Director, has been appointed Interim Chief
Executive Officer and will assume the CEO responsibilities on a
temporary basis. Mr. Fier will remain as President and
Director of SilverCrest until such time as he is able to return to
his duties on a full time basis which is anticipated to be by the
end of 2016. In his absence, SilverCrest will rely on the depth and
experience of its management and directors to professionally
execute its stated business objectives.
Graham Thody, Chairman of the
Board, stated: "Eric will need time away from his full slate of
corporate responsibilities to recuperate from certain required
medical procedures which have been planned for some time. Eric is a
key member of the SilverCrest team and the Board of Directors. All
his colleagues and company employees wish him a speedy recovery so
that he may continue his extraordinary contributions to the growth
and continued success of SilverCrest."
As Interim CEO, Mr. Craig brings over 26 years of professional
mining and management experience to assist SilverCrest in Mr.
Fier's absence. Mr. Craig's experience in the mining industry has
encompassed all aspects of mining and operations, progressing from
exploration discovery to feasibility, financing, permitting,
construction and production related to two mines. He has extensive
experience in Canada, Central America and Mexico with groups such as Wheaton River
Minerals Inc. and Glencairn Gold Inc. and has worked in
development, construction and production in Latin America for over 15 years. In
early 2015, he served as Interim President of SilverCrest Mines
Inc. and was a director from April 29,
2014 until its sale in October
2015 to First Majestic Silver Corp.
J. Scott Drever, previously CEO
and President of SilverCrest Mines Inc. and a former director of
SilverCrest Metals Inc., remains an active advisor to the
Executives and Board of Directors of the Company.
SilverCrest Metals Inc. (TSX-V: SIL) is a Canadian
precious metals exploration company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, that is focused on new
discoveries, value-added acquisitions and targeting production in
Mexico's historic precious metal
districts. The Company is led by a proven management team in all
aspects of the precious metal mining sector, including the
pioneering of a responsible "phased approach" business model taking
projects through discovery, finance, on time and on budget
construction, and production with subsequent increased value to
shareholders.
Dunham L. Craig
Interim CEO
SilverCrest Metals Inc.
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SOURCE SilverCrest Metals Inc.