Plata Latina Minerals Corporation announced the appointment of Joseph Longpre to the Board of Directors and the resignation of Margaret Brodie from the Board as she focuses on other professional commitments. Mr. Longpre has over 35 years of finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management experience in the mining and metals industry and is a seasoned CFO. Prior to retirement, Mr. Longpre was previously CFO of Brio Gold Inc. and CFO of Augusta Resource Corporation.

Mr. Longpre was also Vice President at URS Corporation and Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets. He has a B.Sc. and M.Sc.

in Physics from the University of Saskatchewan, as well as an MBA from Columbia Business School. Mr. Longpre is a CMA, CPA.