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200 Bay St.
Suite 3205
Toronto, ON M5J 2J2
Canada
200 Bay St.
Suite 3205
Toronto, ONT M5J 2J2
Canada
Mr. Brennan is currently a founding partner and Executive Chairman of Ascendant Resources Inc. and Executive Chairman of Vanadium One Iron Corp., with over 30 years of financing and operating experience in the Americas and Europe. Mr. Brennan most recently served as President and CEO of Sierra Metals Inc., where he overhauled the corporate foundation and led a campaign to restructure the Yaricocha mine, a significant zinc-lead-silver-copper mine in Peru; he also oversaw the growth of the resource base and production at its Cusi and Bolivar mines in Mexico. Prior to that, Mr. Brennan served as President and CEO at Largo Resources Ltd., where he facilitated the acquisition of its flagship Maracas Vanadium Project in 2006 and advanced the project through a maiden resource, definitive feasibility, and completion of a $300 million financing, construction and first production. Prior to Largo Resources Ltd., Mr. Brennan was a founder or founding member of several resource companies, including Desert Sun Mining, Brasoil Corporation, Morumbi Oil and Gas, and Admiral Bay Resources. Mr. Brennan began his professional career as an investment banker in London, England.
Mr. Hale Sanders is one of the founding partners in the formation of Ascendant Resources Inc. and its acquisition of the company's flagship operating El Mochito mine from Nyrstar NV in 2016. Mr. Hale Sanders' career has spanned approximately 20 years in the capital markets industry working as a leading Base Metals and Bulk Commodities research analyst in Canada working at RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities, CIBC World Markets and Cormark Securities. During this period, Mr. Hale Sanders visited and reviewed numerous mining operations and corporate entities around the world. Mr. Hale-Sanders holds a B.Sc. in Geology and Chemistry, an MBA from McMaster University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Mr. Groenewald is a qualified metallurgist and has over 20 years of mineral processing experience in Africa and the Americas. He was the Senior Vice-President of DRA America and former Technical Director for Largo Resources where he led the commissioning and optimization of its Vanadium processing facility in Brazil. He is the former Operations director at Minopex, where he managed the operation of five diamond mines, and has also worked for Vantech (Xstrataâs Vanadium division), Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation.
Mr. Brooks is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 18 years of experience in finance and accounting at international mining companies. Prior to joining Cerrado Gold, 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. Lujan has over 34 years of international experience in mineral exploration with a positive track record for increasing companies' resources, output, and company value. He joined Cerrado as a consultant in February 2025 and is now the Vice President of Exploration. Most recently he spent eight years with Sierra Metals as their Vice President of Exploration where he was successful at significantly expanding the mineral resources by 25 million ounces of silver and 300 million pounds of copper at their mines and as the General Manager for the company's Mexican Operations where he successfully expanded production and lowered AISC at the mines. Before that, he spent six years with Matsa-Trafigura as the General Manager where he significantly helped to increase the value of the company from US$300 million to US$1.6 billion by successfully discovering and commissioning 50 million tonnes of mineral resources in less than two years, and doubling production to from 2.2 to 4.6 million tonnes per year. Prior to that, he worked with Hochschild Mining and Minas de Bacis SA de CV, where he helped to increase production at the mine
Mr. Calandra is a legal executive with more than 15 years of advisory, deal-making and public company experience. Prior to joining Cerrado, 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.
Mr. Brennan is currently a founding partner and Executive Chairman of Ascendant Resources Inc. and Executive Chairman of Vanadium One Iron Corp., with over 30 years of financing and operating experience in the Americas and Europe. Mr. Brennan most recently served as President and CEO of Sierra Metals Inc., where he overhauled the corporate foundation and led a campaign to restructure the Yaricocha mine, a significant zinc-lead-silver-copper mine in Peru; he also oversaw the growth of the resource base and production at its Cusi and Bolivar mines in Mexico. Prior to that, Mr. Brennan served as President and CEO at Largo Resources Ltd., where he facilitated the acquisition of its flagship Maracas Vanadium Project in 2006 and advanced the project through a maiden resource, definitive feasibility, and completion of a $300 million financing, construction and first production. Prior to Largo Resources Ltd., Mr. Brennan was a founder or founding member of several resource companies, including Desert Sun Mining, Brasoil Corporation, Morumbi Oil and Gas, and Admiral Bay Resources. Mr. Brennan began his professional career as an investment banker in London, England.
Ms. Anzola has over 20 years of experience advising companies in the extraction industry. Ms. Anzola previously held the role of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Ascendant Resources and Cerrado gold where she provided leadership and direction on all legal matters. In 2017, Ms. Anzola served as Assistant General Counsel for Primero Mining Corp, and prior to that she served as Senior Counsel for Hudbay Minerals Inc. In addition, Ms. Anzola served as Consultant to the Tax Group of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP for over two years. Prior to moving to Canada, Ms. Anzola spent 11 years in private practice in her home country of Venezuela, mostly advising international companies engaged in the oil and gas business. Ms. Anzola has been called to the BAR in Ontario and Venezuela and has an LL.M from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Mr. Campbell is an exploration geologist with over 42 years experience in mining and exploration industry through Canada, United States and Latin America. He has worked for a number of major mining companies, most notably Noranda and Lac Minerals and is currently the Vice President of Exploration for Ascendant Resources.. Mr. Campbell most recently worked with Largo Resources from its inception in November 2003 to November 2018 as Vice President of Exploration. He has also held other senior management positions such as Vice President of Exploration for Apogee Minerals Ltd.
Mr. Menchen has over 37 years' of experience operating and managing mining projects, including over 20 years as General Manager at the Jacobina Gold project in Bahia State, Brazil where he successfully operated the underground project for Anglo American, Desert Sun Mining and eventually Yamana Gold, through low gold price environments. His prior experience includes Anglo American's Vaal Reefs underground gold mine in South Africa and De Beers Goldfields in Angola. Mr. Menchen holds a degree in mining engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Mr. Santos is a lawyer based in Portugal who is widely regarded as a leading authority in the mining sector in Portugal. Mr. Santos has spent over 20 years representing/assisting domestic and international corporations in negotiations and disputes with the State regarding land acquisitions, exploration, extraction and environmental licenses, for both the mining and oil and gas industries in Portugal, Angola, Brazil and East Timor. Most notably, he was the legal advisor for major privatization transaction regarding the acquisition of Somincor by EuroZinc, which is now Lundin Mining's Portuguese subsidiary operating the large-scale Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal. Mr. Santos is a Partner of CRA - Coelho Ribeiro e Associados - Portuguese Law Firm, where he leads the firm's Arbitration and Mining practices. Mr. Santos is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association, the Brazilian Bar Association, the Lawyers' Association of the Republic of Timor-Leste and the Lawyers' Association of Macau. Mr. Santos is also a recognized author on arbitration and dispute resolution.
Mr. Sellars has 40 years experience in capital markets and financial services and has significant experience on investment industry committees within the IIROC. Mr. Sellars previously sat on the board of directors of Android Industries, United Hydrocarbons International and Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada and currently serves on the board of directors for Dundee Sustainable Technologies. Mr. Sellars holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at Red Cloud Financial Services Inc. Previously, Mr. Sellars served as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President for Dundee Corp., Chief Financial Officer at Dundee Energy Ltd., Chief Financial Officer & Director at CMP 2017 Resource LP, Chief Financial Officer & Director at CMP 2019 Resource LP, Chief Financial Officer & Director at CMP 2021 Resource LP, Chairman for Dundee 360 Real Estate Corp., President of Dundee Securities, Inc., Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at Dundee Securities Ltd., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Dundee Insurance Agency Ltd. and Chief Financial Officer of Dundee Global Investment Management, Inc.
Canada
66 Wellington Street West , Suite 4100,
PO Box 35,
Toronto, ON M5K 1B7
Canada
Cerrado gold develops mineral properties and brings them into production for the sale of gold
Producer of gold in Argentina, developer of base metals project in Portugal, developer of iron project in Canada.