Candente Copper Corp. announce that Ms. Christine Nicolau has been appointed to the board of directors of Candente Copper, representing Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (“Fortescue”) who has an 18.9% shareholding in the Company. Ms. Nicolau replaces Fortescue’s current board representative, Mr. Agustin Pichot, who has stepped down from the board due to other commitments. Ms. Nicolau is the General Manager of Metals, Latin America, for Fortescue. Ms. Nicolau is responsible for Fortescue’s South American minerals business including exploration, project development and other growth activities. She is also responsible for the identification of metals growth opportunities across the South America region. Ms. Nicolau has been with Fortescue for over 10 years. During this time, Ms. Nicolau has held a range of management positions across Australia and South America including, Manager Corporate Development of Fortescue from September 2015 to 2018. Ms. Nicolau is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.