South American Silver Re-appoints Ralph Fitch As CEO

(RTTNews) - South American Silver Corp. (SAC.TO) announced the re-appointment of Ralph Fitch as President and CEO. Fitch, who is currently Executive Chairman, is the founder of the company.

The company said Fitch takes over the role from Phillip Brodie-Hall who has served as Interim President and CEO since August 2012. Brodie-Hall had previously served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, having been appointed to that position in November 2011, following his appointment as Vice President, Project Development in August of 2010.

Brodie-Hall will return to Australia to pursue other business interests and he will continue to provide services to the company on an as needed basis as a consultant going forward, the company noted.