Ascendant Resources Inc. announced the appointments of Mr. Carl Calandra as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. Mr. Calandra is a legal executive with more than 15 years of advisory, deal-making and public company experience. Prior to joining Ascendant, 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.