Highlander Silver adds Poonam Puri to board as independent director

Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX, NYSE American: HSLV) announced the appointment of Poonam Puri as an independent director to its board, effective immediately.

Puri serves as a tenured Professor of Law and Research Chair in Corporate Governance at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario. She also works as a corporate lawyer and Affiliated Scholar at Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg, LLP.

The appointee is a member of the Order of Ontario and has received the Institute of Corporate Directors Fellowship Award, the Ontario Law Society Medal and the Royal Society of Canada's Yvan Allaire Medal. Puri graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Harvard Law School.

"On behalf of the Board, I am very pleased to welcome Poonam as a Director of the Company," said Daniel Earle, President and CEO of Highlander Silver. "Her extensive experience and corporate governance expertise will be a valuable resource to the Board as we fast-track project advancement across our portfolio of high-quality silver assets."

Highlander Silver develops silver assets in Peru, including the San Luis gold-silver project and the Corani silver project. The company also operates the Mercedes gold-silver mine in Mexico. Major shareholders include the Augusta Group, Lundin family, and Eric Sprott.

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