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Miranda Werstiuk Joins Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 25, 2024 / Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. (the " Company " or...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Miranda Werstiuk Joins Board of DirectorsVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 25, 2024 / Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. (the \"Company\" or \"GSilver\") (TSXV:GSVR)(OTCQX:GSVRF), a significant producer of silver and gold in Mexico, is pleased to announce that Miranda Werstiuk has joined the Company's Board of Directors.Guanajuato Silver Chairman and CEO, James Anderson, said, \"Having known Miranda for over a decade, I know that with her +30-years of resource-specific financing experience, Miranda will bring an invaluable skillset to Guanajuato Silver just as we are entering a new phase of growth. Miranda's history of implementing innovative financial solutions in the mining industry, combined with her infinite energy, make her one of the most effective financiers within our industry today. Also, as over one third Guanajuato Silver's department heads are women, it is particularly pleasing to be able to welcome to our Board of Directors one of the original \"Women In Mining\" (WIM). Over the years Miranda has helped and supported hundreds of women in advancing their mining careers. Her appointment is a strong endorsement not only of the quality of our Mexican mining operations, but also of the positive culture that we look to inspire.\"Commenting on the appointment, Miranda Werstiuk said, \"The rapid growth of Guanajuato Silver has been remarkable. Having played a role in the early financing of the Company's operations, I am happy and excited to now be directly involved. I look forward to collaborating with the Board of Directors as we grow the Company into a significant and responsible producer of precious metals in Mexico.\"In 1994, Ms. Werstiuk joined IBK Capital, a Canadian investment banking firm, where she provided financial advisory services for numerous global resource projects. Promoted to Senior Vice-President, Investment Banking from 2011 to 2019, Ms. Werstiuk led financing initiatives consisting primarily of debt and equity transactions totaling in excess of US$200 million. In 2020, she joined Geneva-based OCIM, a strategic assets financier and precious metals trader; as Director of Corporate Development, Ms. Werstiuk identified investment opportunities and designed and implemented alternative financing products and strategies, including the current silver-gold loan facility enjoyed by Guanajuato Silver. Ms. Werstiuk is...