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ATEX Resources Announces Leadership Transition
Board Member Chris Beer Appointed Interim President and CEO Search Initiated to Identify New President and Chief Executive Officer Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile C
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[{"type":"text","content":" Board Member Chris Beer Appointed Interim President and CEO Search Initiated to Identify New President and Chief Executive Officer Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 2, 2026) - ATEX Resources Inc. (TSXV: ATX) (OTCQB: ATXRF) (\"ATEX\" or the \"Company\") today announced that its Board of Directors (the \"Board\") has appointed Chris Beer, a member of the Board of ATEX, as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, as Ben Pullinger has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer, for personal reasons, effective today. The Board of Directors has commenced a process to identify a permanent President and CEO. Mr. Beer, who has been a director of ATEX since June 2024, is a well-tenured executive with over 30 years of exploration, capital markets and institutional investing experience. He began his career as an exploration geologist with Noranda and most recently spent 25 years at RBC Global Asset Management, where he served as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of North American and Global Natural Resources until 2024. Mr. Beer is also Chair of Fuerte Metals, owner of the Coffee Gold Project in the Yukon Territory, and a director of Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. Mr. Pullinger joined ATEX as Senior Vice President, Exploration and Business Development in May 2022, and was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2024. During his tenure, and under his leadership, ATEX advanced the Valeriano Copper-Gold Project into one of the most significant emerging copper-gold assets in Chile, and materially increased the Company's scale and market profile. Mr. Pullinger will remain with the company for a period of 90 days to assist with the transition with the Interim President and CEO. Craig Nelsen, Chair of ATEX, commented: \"The Board extends its sincere thanks to Ben for his leadership, hard work, and dedication to ATEX. During his tenure as SVP and then as CEO, the Company has evolved from a modest junior exploration company into the owner and developer of the Valeriano Copper-Gold Project, one of the most exciting, high-grade projects globally. The capital markets responded accordingly, with ATEX's market capitalization growing to over $1.3 billion in less than four years. We are grateful that Ben has agreed to make himself available to ATEX and supporting Chris during t...