Latin American Minerals Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Mathew Wilson as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, and the appointment of Mr. Paul Serjeant, VP Exploration, effective immediately. Mr. Wilson will replace Mr. Basil Botha, who is remaining as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Wilson has spent the last eight years as an active investor and executive consultant.

Mathew was previously a Principal at Pinetree Capital. Mathew has previously acted as the Chief Financial Officer for several private venture capital companies and as a director for public TSX Venture listed companies. Mr. Sarjeant accepts his appointment after having consulted with the Company on its project for several years.

Mr. Sarjeant has extensive experience having served as President and CEO for several small cap exploration and development companies and is currently a director and consultant to a number of private and public mining companies. He is also the President, CEO and founder of Doublewood Consulting Inc.