Southern Lithium Corp. announced the appointment of John P. Ryan as a Director of the Company. Mr. Ryan will serve as a non-executive, independent member of the Southern board and member of the Audit Committee, effective immediately.

Mr. John Ryan has over 21 years' experience with development-stage companies as a qualified mining engineer with extensive international mining experience particularly in the Coeur d'Alene District including work at the Consolidated Silver Mine and the Galena Mine. Mr. Ryan is the founder and co-founder of a number of resource companies including Royal Silver Mines Inc., Silver Bull Resources, Western Goldfields Inc., and U.S. Silver Corporation. Mr. Ryan has been a senior executive and director of a number of public companies in the USA, Canada, the UK, and Australia including, Consolidated Goldfields Corp., Southern Legacy Minerals Inc., Sterling Mining Company, Silver Scott Mines Inc., Plasmet Corp., Premium Exploration Inc., Trend Petroleum Inc., and Independence Resources.

The company announced the resignation of Brent Hahn as a Director and Chief Executive Officer.