Great Southern Copper plc announced the appointment of Martin Page as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and as a member of the Board, effective from 1 August. Paul Williams will be retiring from his position as CFO on 1 August. Mr. Page, (46), is an experienced CFO, predominantly in the natural resources sector, with exposure to all elements of the value cycle including exploration and operating assets.

He has extensive experience of capital and debt markets, statutory and management reporting requirements and detailed tax and treasury planning. Mr. Page joins having previously been CFO at Trident Royalties plc, an AIM quoted junior mining royalty company, where he presided over an increase in the company's market cap from CAD 40 million to CAD 200 million. In this role, Mr. Page was responsible for oversight and management of the Group's finances, negotiation of debt financing and the deployment of over USD 100 million in capital across several large deals.

Prior to that he held the position of CFO at Toro Gold, a group that owned and operated the Mako Gold mine in Senegal, which was sold to Resolute Mining for in excess of USD 300 million in 2019.