Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Fernando Ragone as Senior Vice President, effective March 11, 2024. Fernando is a qualified chartered accountant with almost three decades of global experience in the mining industry. Most recently, Mr. Ragone was the Chief Financial Officer of Bear Creek Mining Corp.

Prior to that, Mr. Ragone was the Chief Financial Officer of Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., a position he held from 2019 to 2023. Prior to Baffinland, he held various senior Finance and Business Improvement roles with First Majestic Silver Corp. and Primero Mining Corp.

Previously Mr. Ragone also worked in several countries for Glencore for 14 years and was the Chief Financial Officer of Glencore Canada Corporation ? Zinc from 2008 to 2013, overseeing a network of five operating mines and three smelters. Mr. Ragone has extensive capital markets experience having completed complex financing transactions with a combined value of $3.5 billion.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Catholic University of Valparaiso, and he is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Ontario, Canada.