Ranchero Announces Appointment of Brian Szeto as President Further Strengthens Senior Management Team with Mining and Capital Markets Experience
RANCHERO ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF BRIAN SZETO AS PRESIDENT
FURTHER STRENGTHENS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH MINING AND
CAPITAL MARKETS EXPERIENCE
Vancouver, British Columbia, January 10, 2022 – Ranchero Gold Corp. (“Ranchero” or the
“Company”) (TSXV:RNCH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Szeto as President,
effective immediately. Mr. Szeto is an accomplished mining executive with more than 20 years
of experience in mining and finance gained from a series of progressively senior management
roles with a TSX listed gold producer and leading independent brokerages in Canada.
Prior to joining Ranchero, Mr. Szeto was most recently a senior mining executive at a TSX listed
producer and oversaw the development and construction of three mining operations in
Western Australia. He was previously a Mining Analyst at a leading independent brokerage
where Thomson Reuters recognized him as the top ranked Stock Picker in Metals and Mining in
Canada in 2015. He was also the third ranked Stock Picker in Metals and Mining in Canada in
2016. Prior to being a top ranked Analyst, he held roles with National Bank Financial, Deloitte &
Touché, and the Government of Ontario and was responsible for private and public transactions
ranging up to C$1 billion. Mr. Szeto holds a Joint Honors Degree in Economics and Business, and
a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Waterloo, in addition to being a CFA
Charterholder.
Bill Pincus, Ranchero’s President and CEO stated, “We are excited to have an individual of
Brian’s caliber to lead the Company along with myself as we continue to unlock the exciting
exploration potential at the highly prospective Santa Daniela project. Brian brings with him a
wealth of mining corporate, transactional, and capital markets experience that will be
invaluable to the Company as we continue to work tirelessly to build a tier one exploration and
development company with a high-quality gold asset located in the fastest growing and one of
the most prolific regions of the Sierra Madre Occidental Gold Belt.”
Brian Szeto stated, “I am delighted to join the talented and experienced team at Ranchero that
collectively has 175 years of mining and capital markets experience. The Santa Daniela project
is a highly prospect gold asset that is surrounded by six significant gold deposits that are all
currently in production. With a Board and management team that has collectively discovered
more than 10 million ounces of gold across eight discoveries globally, we certainly have all the
key ingredients to be extremely successful at Santa Daniela and have an opportunity to create
significant value for our shareholders.”
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Scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by
William Pincus, CPG, who is a "qualified person" as defined by NI 43-101.
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About Ranchero Gold
Ranchero is a gold exploration and development company currently focused on its 100%-owned
Santa Daniela project located in Sonora, Mexico. The Santa Daniela project consist of a large land
package in excess of 22,000 hectares within Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental – a newly
emerging gold belt. The Santa Daniela project is also in close proximity to a number of major gold
mining operations in the region. Maíz Azul is the Company’s most advanced prospect where an
inaugural drill program is underway.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company:
William ‘Bill’ Pincus
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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