South American Silver Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Muqit Teja as a Director of the company. Mr. Teja brings a background focused on international finance and advisory services to the exploration and mining industry, with a primary focus on precious metals.

He was a founder of London-based Zamadini Advisors Ltd. where his geographic focus has traditionally been in East Africa. Mr. Teja's early education was in Kenya and he completed his education with a B.Sc. degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.