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Asante Gold Announces Appointment of CFO
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE | GSE:ASG | FRANKFURT:1A9 | U.S.OTC:ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Com
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE | GSE:ASG | FRANKFURT:1A9 | U.S.OTC:ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the formal appointment of David Wiens as Chief Financial Officer. We also want to thank and recognize Mr. Dindiok Chialin, who has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since early June 2023. Dindiok is the Asante Gold Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wiens is a seasoned mining executive with a +20-year track record of delivering results in progressive corporate and investment banking roles in Canada and the UK. Mr. Wiens spent most of the last ten years in finance, corporate development and investor relations roles with gold and silver producers, including over six years at SSR Mining Inc., during its rapid growth to become a diversified mid-tier gold company, meeting production and cost guidance seven years in a row. He was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Bunker Hill Mining Corp., where he delivered the innovative project financing of the mine restart, secured new strategic shareholders, uplisted and grew the company alongside a team of ex-Barrick executives. Previously, he was a mining investment banker at a number of financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank AG in London, UK. Mr. Wiens holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia in Canada, and is a CFA® Charterholder. Dave Anthony, CEO of Asante, stated, “We are very pleased to welcome David Wiens to the Asante Team. David’s skill set, experience and leadership are well suited to supporting Asante in its immediate and long term growth plans. We would also like to thank Dindiok Chialin for his excellent work during this transition period.” About Asante Gold Corporation Asante is a gold exploration, development and operating company with a high-quality portfolio of projects and mines in Ghana. Asante is currently operating the Bibiani and Chirano Gold Mines with combined forecast production of approximately 290,000 ounces of gold for 2023. Several initiatives are progressing, so that the company plans to reach 400,000 ounces production in 2024 and 550,000 ounces per year from 2026. The Company continues with detailed technical studies at its Kubi Gold Project leading to production. All mines and exploration projects are...