Portofino Announces New Director and Interim CEO
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PORTOFINO
RESOURCES INC.
NEWS RELEASE
PORTOFINO ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR AND INTERIM CEO
Vancouver, B.C., March 24, 2026. PORTOFINO RESOURCES INC. (TSX -V: POR) (OTC -Pink: PFFOF) (FSE:
POTA) (“Portofino” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Rodney Campbell
to its board of directors and to the role of Interim CEO. Concurrent with Mr. Campbell’s appointment, Mr.
David Tafel has resigned from the Company’s board of directors and his role as President & CEO. Mr. Tafel
will continue to be involved with the Company as a strategic advisor.
Mr. Campbell is a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in financial services and the energy
sector. He previously served as a Financial Advisor at BMO Nesbitt Burns, where he developed strong
client relationships and an in-depth knowledge of the finance industry . Complementing this, Mr.
Campbell brings 17 years of hands -on experience in the oil and gas sector, during which he oversaw
procurement and fuel business development for leading companies, including Encana, Apache
Corporation, Canadian Hu nter Exploration, Elbow River Resources, ERS, and MP Energy. Mr. Campbell
currently serves as a director of Hi-View Resources Inc. and American Salars Lithium Inc.
Mr. Campbell commented: “I am excited to join Portofino and work with the Team to unlock the value of
its portfolio of projects, and o n behalf of the Board, I would like to personally thank Mr. Tafel for his
significant efforts and valuable contributions through a time of extreme turbulence in the critical and
precious metals commodity cycles. It’s been a period of unprecedented upheaval for issuers and investors
alike, and I look forward to building on Mr. Tafel’s efforts with the Company’s potentially high-grade Yergo
Lithium Project located 9km from Zijin’s production stage 3Q Project in Catamarca (Argentina), and the
South of Otter Project also located 9km east of Kinross’s development stage Great Bear Project near Red
Lake (Ontario, Canada)”.
The continuing directors of the Company are Mr. Rodney Campbell, Mr. Jeremy Wright, Mr. Stephen
Wilkinson and Mr. Brian Crawford.
About Portofino Resources Inc.
Portofino is a Vancouver, Canada-based company focused on exploring and developing mineral resource
projects in the Americas. Portofino holds a 100% interest in the (drill ready) Yergo Lithium Project in
Catamarca, Argentina situated in the heart of the world-renowned Argentine Lithium Triangle.
The Company also h olds a 100% interest in two gold exploration projects located within northwestern
Ontario, Canada, including the drill- ready, South of Otter , Red Lake gold project, and the Gold Creek ,
Thunder Bay project which has been optioned to Delta Resources Limited.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Jeremy Wright, CPA, CMA”
Director, Chief Financial Officer
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