VANCOUVER, Feb. 19,
2015 /PRNewswire/ - Pan American Silver Corp.
("Pan American" or the "Company"), (NASDAQ: PAAS; TSX: PAA) is
pleased to announce that it has promoted Mr. Michael Steinmann to President of the Company
effective February 18, 2015. Mr.
Steinmann will assume the role of President and will report to Pan
American's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Geoff Burns.
Prior to this promotion, Mr. Steinmann was the
Company's Executive Vice President, Corporate Development &
Geology and was responsible for the Company's business development
activities, production geology, resource and reserve estimations,
as well as for exploration programs of Pan American. Mr. Steinmann
joined Pan American in 2004 after more than 10 years working and
residing in several South American countries including Ecuador, Chile and Peru. In addition to being fluent in English,
Spanish and German, he holds a Ph.D in Geology from the
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
and a M.Sc. in Geology from the University of Zurich.
Pan American is also pleased to announce that Mr.
Keenan Hohol will assume the role of
General Counsel effective April 1,
2015. Mr. Hohol joined the Company in November 2014 as Deputy General Counsel. Most
recently, Mr. Hohol held the position of VP Legal & General
Counsel at Silver Standard Resources, and prior to that, General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Walter Energy, Global Head of
Legal at Western Coal Corp, and General Counsel – Minerals
Exploration with BHP Billiton. Mr. Hohol holds a Juris Doctor
degree from the University of British
Columbia, and MA and BA (special) degrees from the
University of Alberta.
Mr. Hohol will be replacing Mr. Robert Pirooz who will be stepping down as the
Company's General Counsel effective March
31, 2015, to pursue other interests, after having diligently
served in this role for the past 12 years. Mr. Pirooz will remain a
member of Pan American's Board of Directors.
Commenting on the management changes, Mr.
Geoff Burns, CEO said, "I would like
to congratulate both Mr. Steinmann and Mr. Hohol on their
promotions and have complete confidence that they will fulfill
their new duties with diligence and distinction. I would also like
to personally acknowledge Mr. Pirooz's role in helping build Pan
American from a junior mining company into the second largest
primary silver producer in the world today. His legal expertise,
practicality and business acumen will be missed and I wish him much
success with his future endeavours."
About Pan American Silver
Pan American's mission is to be the world's
pre-eminent silver producer, with a reputation for excellence in
discovery, engineering, innovation, and sustainable development.
The Company has seven operating mines in Mexico, Peru,
Argentina, and Bolivia, and several development projects in
the USA, Mexico, Peru,
and Argentina.
SOURCE Pan American Silver Corp.