09:26 AM EDT, 10/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Santacruz Silver Mining ( SCZMF ) announced Tuesday that Gregg Orr, Chief Financial Officer of the company, has resigned and Andres Bedregal has been named as the Interim Chief Financial Officer.

A statement noted Bedregal is the current CFO for Sinchi Wayra S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Santacruz Silver Mining, Ltd. ( SCZMF ) It said since joining Sinchy Wayra S.A. he has led the Bolivian finance group's upgrading of the financial and management reporting systems as well as contributing to strategic business decisions these past few years.

Arturo Prestamo, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in the statement said; "With his deep familiarity of our Bolivian assets, he is well positioned to manage our help manage our Canadian regulatory reporting requirements in addition to his current responsibilities while the Board determines how to best fill the permanent CFO role."

There was no mention of why Orr had resigned.