Ventra Metals Appoints Shawn Nichols to the Board
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VENTRA METALS APPOINTS SHAWN NICHOLS TO THE BOARD
VANCOUVER, BC, March 30, 2026 – Ventra Metals Corp. (“Ventra” or the “ Company”)
(TSXV: VENT) is pleased to announce that Shawn Nichols has been appointed to the Board of
Directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Nichols has over 30 years of experience in capital markets having worked as Senior Investment
Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary for Citibank Canada. He served as Director of Capital
Markets for Scotia Capital Inc. from 2002 to 2014 and has been a director of A2 Gold Corp. since
2019. Mr. Nichols holds a Master of Laws Degree from Boston University and a Bachelor of
Laws Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, ON.
Sean McGrath, CEO of Ventra, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Shawn to the Board
of Ventra. His capital markets experience and investor contacts will be invaluable to the Company
as we continue to develop the Ventra story”.
The Company has granted 1,000,000 stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the
Company which are exercisable at $0.25, vest over an eighteen month period and expire three
years from the date of grant. The Company will seek disinterested shareholder approval to its
omnibus compensation plan and the option grant at its next annual general meeting.
About Ventra Metals Corp.
Ventra Metals Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and
development of resource properties prospective for critical metals and advancing energy sector
opportunities throughout North America. The Company’s current fo cus is advancing exploration
on the TT property located in central Labrador, Canada. Ventra c ontinues to evaluate value -add
opportunities to increase shareholder value.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VENTRA METALS CORP.
Sean McGrath
Chief Executive Officer
For more information, contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (604) 787-3671
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