Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc (CVE:CCW) (OTCMKTS:CCWOF) (FRA:4T9B) said Ryan Webster, who has 15 years' experience as a finance professional in the mining industry, has been hired as the chief financial officer (CFO) with effect from today.
He replaces the interim CFO Robert Guanzon, who the company thanked for his contributions during the firm's transition.
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Formerly, Webster served as a consultant providing corporate finance services to a variety of clients, including contract CFO services to Blue Thunder Mining Inc. (CVE:BLUE) (OTCMKTS:BLTMF).
There, he led the company through a qualifying transaction for public listing on the TSX Venture Exchange, noted CCW.
Before that, Webster held the role of VP, Finance at Dominion Diamond Corporation (formerly Harry Winston Diamond Corporation and Aber Diamond Corporation) where he led and executed over C$2 billion in corporate M&A transactions, including the purchase of BHP Billiton's diamond business in 2013 for US$500 million and the sale of Dominion Diamond Corporation to the Washington Companies in 2017 for US$1.2 billion, it noted.
Canada Silver Cobalt's flagship Castle Mine and 78 square kilometers Castle Property features strong exploration upside for silver, cobalt, nickel, gold, and copper in the prolific past-producing Gowganda high-grade silver district of Northern Ontario.
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