Adventus Mining Corporation announced the appointment of Mr. Gerardo Fernandez as non-executive advisor to the board of directors. He has been with Yamana Gold Inc. since 2007 where he has worked in several positions spanning from operations, strategic planning, project development and business development. Mr. Fernandez currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations and previously, held the positions of Senior Vice President, Operations and Senior Vice President, Projects and Technical Services.

Mr. Fernandez holds an MBA (Nevada, USA) and degrees in Civil Mining Engineering and BSc. Engineering from the University of Chile.