Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSX: VZLA, NYSE: VZLA) appointed Dave D'Antonio as Senior Vice President of Technical Services, effective immediately, according to a company statement.

D'Antonio brings 18 years of international mining experience in underground gold and base metal operations. He will lead the development of the company's technical services function, covering mine production, processing, and infrastructure operations as Vizsla Silver advances its Panuco silver-gold project in western Mexico toward production.

"The appointment of Dave marks an important milestone as we advance our Panuco project toward production," stated Michael Konnert, President and CEO. "Dave's track record of building and leading large, high-performing technical teams at world-class operations makes him uniquely suited to help us execute on our development objectives."

D'Antonio most recently served as Head of Mine Technical Services at K92 Mining's Kainantu Mine in Papua New Guinea, where he led a technical services team of more than 100 professionals. Previously, he held senior roles with OceanaGold, including Principal Mining Engineer at the corporate level and Engineering Superintendent at the Didipio Mine in the Philippines.

D'Antonio holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen's University and an Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is a Professional Engineer registered in Ontario and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

The company also granted 3,908,000 stock options at an exercise price of $5.16, 1,849,000 restricted share units, and 300,000 deferred share units to directors, officers, employees, and consultants. The options are exercisable for five years and will vest over two years, while the restricted share units will vest in three equal annual installments.