Asante Gold Corporation announced the appointment of Adriano Sobreira as Vice President, Operations. Asante has also appointed Juliet Manteaw-Kutin as General Counsel to lead the Company's legal, compliance, ethics and governance functions. Mr. Sobreira has 40 years' international experience in the mining industry with extensive expertise delivering safety, cost and productivity initiatives.

Prior to joining Asante, Adriano was Vice President and General Manager of Kinross' Bald Mountain Mine in the USA and also served as Vice President and General Manager of the Chirano Gold Mine, which Asante recently acquired. Mrs. Manteaw-Kutin brings over 17 years of legal experience in the mining and telecom industries to Asante. Prior to this appointment, Juliet was the Head of Legal, Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary of AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited where she demonstrated leadership to ensure a high standard of legal practices and governance by AngloGold Ashanti and its subsidiaries in Ghana.

Juliet has served as Chairperson of the Legal and Legislative Committee of the Ghana Chamber of Mines. She is respected by her peers and is a sought-after conference speaker regarding mining and corporate governance.