Powering Up El Domo: Adventus Mining's 2023 Permitting & Project Update

Christian Kargl-Simard is a professional engineer with over 19 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked both in technical and finance roles. Prior to starting Adventus, he worked for 10 years in investment banking roles at Raymond James Ltd. and Haywood Securities Inc. During his tenure in investment banking, Christian was involved in financings raising more than $7 billion, and he assisted in completing over 35 M&A transactions. Christian also worked for Dynatec Corporation in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta up to its sale to Sherritt International Corp. in 2007, both in metallurgical engineering and corporate development roles. Christian is a professional engineer (Canada) and holds a B.A.Sc. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Christian is also non-executive chairman of Surge Copper Corp.(SURG : TSXV) and a non-executive director of Archer Exploration Corp. (RCHR : CSE).

Based in Ecuador, Mr. Mealer is a project and construction management professional with over 25 years of international experience, with the last 15 years successfully executing projects in the Americas and most recently with Kinross Gold Corporation. He is fluent in Spanish and English and has extensive project experience in Ecuador from his involvement with both major mines currently in operation within the country – the Fruta del Norte mine development while under Kinross ownership, and the Mirador mine while owned by Corriente Resources. Most recently, Mr. Mealer managed the restart of Kinross's La Coipa Mine in Chile. As General Manager at site, Mr. Mealer will be taking a 'hands-on' approach to the execution of the project and work closely with all stakeholders in Ecuador.