07 January 2025
ACG METALS LIMITED
("ACG" or the
"Company")
Appointment of Chief Legal
Officer
ACG is
pleased to announce the appointment of Damien Coles as its Chief
Legal Officer.
Mr
Coles brings over 20 years' experience of advising clients on deals
in emerging markets and will be invaluable to ACG as the Company
looks to pursue further roll-up acquisitions in the copper sector
in 2025.
Mr
Coles was educated at Oxford University and was formerly an equity
partner at leading global law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, based in
Hong Kong. Since 2020, he has been a Director at Moorlander
Consulting, providing consultancy services to private equity and
credit funds investing in emerging markets.
During
his career, Mr Coles has worked on some of the largest and most
complex emerging markets transactions across a variety of industry
sectors, including natural resources and renewable energy. He has
received numerous industry accolades, including being identified as
a leading lawyer by Chambers, IFLR and Legal 500.
Artem Volynets, Chairman and CEO of ACG,
said:
"We are thrilled to welcome Damien to ACG's
already strong Management Team. Damien brings a wealth of valuable
legal experience, especially of operating in emerging markets, and
is a real asset for the company as we seek to become a leading
copper producer in the London market."
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ENDS -
The person responsible for the
release of this information on behalf of the Company is Artem
Volynets, Chief Executive Officer.
For further information please
contact:
Palatine
acg@palatine-media.com
Communications Advisor
Conal Walsh / James Gilheany/ Kelsey
Traynor/ Richard Seed
About the Company
ACG Metals is a company with a
vision to consolidate the copper industry through a series of
roll-up acquisitions, with best-in-class ESG and carbon footprint
characteristics.
In September 2024, ACG successfully
completed the acquisition of the Gediktepe Mine, an operating open
pit mine in Türkiye currently producing 34 koz of gold and 361 koz
of silver.
Gediktepe is expected to transition
to primary copper and zinc production from 2026 and will target
annual steady-state copper equivalent production of 20-25
kt.
ACG's team has extensive M&A
experience built through decades spent at blue-chip multinationals
in the sector. The team brings a significant network as well as a
commitment to ESG principles and strong corporate
governance.
For more information about ACG,
please visit: https://acgmetals.com/