Silver Standard President, CEO John Smith To Retire, Paul Benson To Succeed

(RTTNews) - Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRI) (SSO.TO) said John Smith would retire as the company's President and CEO effective July 31. The Board of Directors appointed Paul Benson as President and CEO.

After five years as President and CEO, John Smith decided to retire and return to Australia. After an extensive international search, the Board appointed Paul Benson as President and CEO effective August 1.

John Smith will continue in his role until July 31, and will be available as an advisor to Paul and the Board until December 31.

Paul Benson is a mining engineer and geologist by training with nearly 30 years of experience in technical and business capacities.

Most recently, he was CEO of Troy Resources Limited, an ASX listed precious metals producer with operations in South America. Prior to this, he worked at BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Renison Goldfields for 20 years in both operations and business development roles related to gold, base metals, industrial minerals and coal.