Ascendant Resources Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Joao Barros to the position of President, Ascendant Portugal, where he will continue to oversee the exploration and development efforts at the Lagoa Salgada VMS project, located on the prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal. Mr. Barros is a Civil Engineer with an MSc in Geology with more than 17 years of experience tied to the mining industry in Portugal. Mr. Barros is currently President of Redcorp - Empreendimentos Mineiros, Lda. Mr. Barros has been instrumental in the advancement of the Lagoa Salgada project over the past twelve years, and most recently under Ascendant's direction. Mr. Barros has a strong technical background having significant senior mining management experience with the exploration and development of numerous polymetallic VMS, gold and tungsten operations in Portugal.