Silver Viper Minerals Appoints Jeff Couch to Board of Directors
SILVER VIPER MINERALS APPOINTS JEFF
COUCH TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Jan. 6, 2026
/CNW/ -
Silver Viper Minerals Corp.
(TSXV: VIPR) (OTCQB:
VIPRF)
(the "Company")
is pleased to announce the appointment of
Jeff Couch
to its Board of
Directors, effective
Tuesday January 6, 2026
.
"We are very pleased to welcome Jeff to Silver Viper," said
Adam Cegielski
, Chairman of Silver
Viper Minerals Corp. "Jeff brings deep capital-markets expertise and extensive board experience
across global mining jurisdictions. His experience strengthens our governance as we continue to
advance our portfolio in
Mexico
."
Appointment of
Jeff Couch
as a Director reporting to the Chairman
Mr.
Jeff Couch
is a seasoned capital markets executive with extensive experience in the natural
resources sector, having advised companies and raised capital globally, with a particular focus on
emerging markets. Mr. Couch currently works with a mining-focused global private equity firm with
several billion dollars of assets under management and is presently acting Chief Executive Officer of
Lydian Mining, an Armenian gold development company, and Alufer Mining, a Guinean bauxite
producer, both portfolio companies of the private equity firm.
Previously, Mr. Couch held senior investment banking roles in
Europe
, including serving as Head of
Investment Banking,
Europe
for BMO Capital Markets for over a decade. He has also held senior
positions with Credit Suisse Europe and Citigroup (
Salomon Brothers
). Mr. Couch has extensive
public company board experience on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the London Stock
Exchange.
Mr. Couch holds an undergraduate business degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the
University of Western Ontario
and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Jeff will take on some executive responsibilities to help guide the company to its next phase of
growth and portfolio development.
TSX-V Disclosure
The appointments are subject to acceptance by the
TSX Venture Exchange
, as applicable. No
security-based compensation has been granted in connection with these appointments.
About Silver Viper Minerals Corp.
Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: VIPR; OTCQB: VIPRF) is a Canadian-based junior mineral
exploration company focused on advancing precious-metals projects in
Mexico
. The Company's
portfolio includes the La Virginia Gold-Silver Project in
Sonora
, the Cimarron Gold-Copper Project in
Sinaloa
, and the recently announced Coneto Silver-Gold Project acquisition, collectively representing
a strong pipeline of district-scale exploration opportunities within
Mexico's
prolific silver belt.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Adam Cegielski
Chairman
Tel: 905-510-8890
Steve Cope
President and CEO
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terms of the Offering, the receipt of regulatory approvals for the Offering, closing of the Offering and
use of proceeds of the Offering. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs,
intentions and expectations; they are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking
statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to exploration
and development, the ability of the Company to obtain additional financing, the need to comply with
environmental and governmental regulations, fluctuations in the prices of commodities, operating
hazards and risks, competition and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the
Company's financial statements, management discussion and analysis and/or annual information
form available on
www.sedar.com
. The risk factors identified in such documents are not intended to
represent a complete list of factors that could affect the Company. Actual results may differ
materially from those currently anticipated in such statements and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update such statements, except as required by law.
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