Ardiden Limited announced the appointment of experienced mining executive, Mr. Gregory Romain, to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company, effective 24 April 2023, or earlier by agreement. Mr. Romain will be based in Toronto, Ontario, which provides him efficient and timely access to oversee Ardiden's 100%-owned Pickle Lake Gold Project, located in northwest Ontario, Canada. Mr. Romain was President & CEO of MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. searching for gold and polymetallic structures within the Sudbury Mining Camp.

Prior to this, Mr. Romain was the President & CEO of Gowest Gold Ltd. where, over a 13-year period, he advanced its Bradshaw gold project in Timmins, Ontario from pure exploration to a fully permitted 1,500 TPD operation. Earlier Mr. Romain was President & CEO of Norcast Castings Company Limited. During his tenure at Norcast, he held several positions including International Sales Manager and Vice President of Sales & Marketing prior to assuming the position of President in 2001 and then CEO in May 2005.

Mr. Romain was successful in taking Norcast public as an Income Trust in 2005 and oversaw the sale of the company to a private equity group in 2007. Mr. Romain is a past director of MacDonald Mines, Gowest Gold Ltd, the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment for Service and Export and Norcast Income Fund. Mr. Romain is also the past Chairman of the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Mineral Processor.

He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering Technology (1986) from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and in 2001 completed the Executive Program at Smith School of Business at Queen's University, Canada.