- Mr. Jason Brooks has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Mr. Carl Calandra has been appointed as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
- Mr. Brooks is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 18 years of experience in finance and accounting
- Mr. Calandra is a legal executive with more than 15 years of advisory, deal-making and public company experience
- Ascendant is a Toronto-based mining company focused on the exploration and development of the highly prospective Lagoa Salgada VMS Project in Portugal
- Ascendant Resources Inc. (ASND) opened trading at C$0.305 per share
Ascendant Resources (ASND) has appointed Mr. Jason Brooks as CFO and Mr. Carl Calandra as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
Mr. Brooks is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 18 years of experience in finance and accounting at international mining companies. Prior to joining Ascendant, he was Vice President, Finance of Caldas Gold until it was acquired by Aris Gold. Prior to his time at Caldas, Mr. Brooks served in progressively senior roles at several international mining companies including Golden Star Resources, New Gold and Barrick Gold.
Mr. Calandra is a legal executive with more than 15 years of advisory, deal-making and public company experience. Prior to joining Ascendant, Mr. Calandra was Vice President and General Counsel of Dundee Corporation, a Canadian investment company focused on mining and was an associate at a top-tier Canadian national law firm. Carl holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School. Carl has been a member of the Law Society of Ontario since 2006.
Mark Brennan, Ascendant Resources CEO & Executive Chairman commented,
“We are thrilled to welcome Carl and Jason to Ascendant. Both gentlemen bring a wealth of knowledge that will be key for us to rapidly accelerate the development of the Lagoa Salagada VMS project in Portugal.”
Ascendant is a Toronto-based mining company focused on the exploration and development of the highly prospective Lagoa Salgada VMS Project located on the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal.
Ascendant Resources Inc. (ASND) opened trading at C$0.305 per share.