Silvermex Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

  SILVERMEX RESOURCES LTD. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SMR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Hallein Darby, CA as its Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Darby has been the Company's Senior VP Finance since November 2008 and has over 20 years of securities and accounting expertise.

Ms. Darby was a director of client services at Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd., a team of financial and management advisors to emerging companies (primarily mining). Prior to that, Ms. Darby was a Senior Securities Analyst with the British Columbia Securities Commission from 1996 to 2006, where she was primarily responsible for the review of offering and continuous disclosure documents. She was previously employed by Deloitte in the Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Vancouver, B.C. offices, for periods between 1988 and 1996. The Company wishes to thank Eugene Hodgson for his services as Chief Financial Officer over the past year.

The Company also announces that Bruce Bragagnolo and Arturo Bonillas have resigned as directors of the Company effective immediately. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Bragagnolo and Mr. Bonillas for their extensive contributions to the Company since its inception. The board of directors now consists of Duane Nelson, Michael Callahan, Joseph Ovsenek, Kenneth McNaughton and Arthur Brown.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Silvermex Resources Ltd.

Duane Nelson, CEO & Director

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Contacts: Silvermex Resources Ltd. Duane Nelson Chief Executive Officer 604-638-8971 [e-mail]