{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"125778","rtpr_id":"nNFC7YmBHP","ticker":"VLLC","exchange":"","all_tickers":["VLLC"],"title":"Argentina Metals Announces Appointment of Roger Clegg as CEO and Raymond D. Harari Transitions to President","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-08-24T11:00:15.026Z","article_body":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 24, 2026) - Argentina\nMetals Corp. (TSXV: VLLC) (OTCQB: VLLCF) (FSE: VA5) (\"VLLC\" or the \"Company\")\nis pleased to announce that Roger Clegg has been appointed as VLLC's Chief\nExecutive Officer and Director and that Raymond D. Harari has transitioned to\nthe Company's President.\n\n\"I am very pleased to welcome Roger as our new Chief Executive Officer. As we\ntransition into this next phase, I look forward to working closely with Roger\nand the broader team to build on the progress we have made and to prepare the\nCompany for the upcoming field season,\" said Titus Gebel, Chairman of the\nBoard of Directors of VLLC. \"There is considerable work underway, and Roger's\nleadership, combined with his technical expertise and corporate finance\nexperience, will be an important addition as we execute our plans. I am\nexcited that Ray Harari continues playing an active role as President and to\nwork alongside Roger as we advance the Company and create value for our\nshareholders.\"\n\nRoger Clegg is a senior mining and natural resources executive with more than\n25 years of international experience across geology, corporate finance,\ninvestment banking and executive leadership. Prior to joining VLLC, Mr. Clegg\nwas Head of Natural Resources at Imara Corporate Finance, advising mining\ncompanies, governments and state-owned enterprises on M&A, financing,\nroyalties and strategic transactions. Previously, he served as Chief Operating\nOfficer of Ambrian plc, helping develop the business into an international\ncommodity trading and logistics group with annual turnover exceeding US$2\nbillion. Mr. Clegg also held senior mining finance positions at Barclays\nCapital and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and began his career as a consultant\nexploration geologist working in South America, Africa and Russia. He brings\nextensive technical, financial, capital markets and corporate leadership\nexperience to the Company.\n\nRoger Clegg, VLLC's Chief Executive Officer, said: \"I am excited to join the\nCompany at such an important stage and to work closely with the VLLC team as\nwe prepare for the upcoming field season. Ray has built a strong foundation\nfor the Company, and I look forward to collaborating with him in his new role\nas President while bringing my own blend of technical and corporate finance\nexperience to the team. I believe that combination of skills and perspectives\nwill be highly complementary as we move the Company's projects forward,\nexecute on our field program and position the Company for its next stage of\ngrowth.\"\n\nThe Company's board and management now consists of:\n* Roger Clegg — CEO and Director\n* Titus Gebel — Chairman and Director\n* Raymond D. Harari — President and Director\n* Enrique Reichhard — VP Exploration\n* Julio Pulisich — Director\n* Tim Heenan — Director\n* Martin Hoff — Director\n* Carlo Rigillo — CFO\nThe Company also announces that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture\nExchange (the \"Exchange\") and in accordance with the Company's restricted\nshare unit plan (the \"Plan\"), VLLC's board of directors has approved the grant\nof 2,000,000 restricted share units (the \"RSUs\") to Mr. Clegg vesting over\nfour years and that Mr. Harari has agreed to voluntarily surrender 500,000\nRSUs that were granted on June 24, 2026.\n\nAbout Argentina Metals Corp.\n\nArgentina Metals Corp. (TSXV: VLLC) (OTCQB: VLLCF) (FSE: VA5) is a Canadian\ncopper exploration company focused on Mendoza Province, Argentina. The Company\nholds approximately 146,700 hectares across 26 projects, all 100%-owned on a\nclean-title basis with no private royalties, NSRs, back-in rights or earn-in\nobligations, other than royalties payable to the Province of Mendoza. Anchored\nby its flagship Las Estrellas Project, the Company has built an early position\nin an underexplored part of the Argentine Andes amid the pro-mining reforms\nreshaping the country's resource sector. For more information, visit our\nwebsite at www.argentinametals.com.\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\n Roger Clegg CEO and Director e: clegg@argentinametals.com t: +44 (0) 7810 636598  Raymond D. Harari President and Director e: harari@argentinametals.com t: +507 6675 2221  \n\n \n\nCautionary Statements\n\nAll statements in this press release, other than statements of historical\nfact, are \"forward-looking information\" within the meaning of applicable\nsecurities laws. Forward-looking information is subject to risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied, including risks relating to\nobtaining regulatory approvals, exploration results and general capital\nmarkets conditions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on\nforward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update\nforward-looking information except as required by applicable law. For a\ndescription of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and its business\nand affairs, readers should refer to the Company's disclosure filings with\nCanadian securities regulators, which are posted on the Company's profile at\nwww.sedarplus.ca.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/310694","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC7YmBHP","title":"Argentina Metals Announces Appointment of Roger Clegg as CEO and Raymond D. Harari Transitions to President","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"VLLC","created":"2026-08-24T11:00:15.026Z","tickers":["VLLC"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 24, 2026) - Argentina\nMetals Corp. (TSXV: VLLC) (OTCQB: VLLCF) (FSE: VA5) (\"VLLC\" or the \"Company\")\nis pleased to announce that Roger Clegg has been appointed as VLLC's Chief\nExecutive Officer and Director and that Raymond D. Harari has transitioned to\nthe Company's President.\n\n\"I am very pleased to welcome Roger as our new Chief Executive Officer. As we\ntransition into this next phase, I look forward to working closely with Roger\nand the broader team to build on the progress we have made and to prepare the\nCompany for the upcoming field season,\" said Titus Gebel, Chairman of the\nBoard of Directors of VLLC. \"There is considerable work underway, and Roger's\nleadership, combined with his technical expertise and corporate finance\nexperience, will be an important addition as we execute our plans. I am\nexcited that Ray Harari continues playing an active role as President and to\nwork alongside Roger as we advance the Company and create value for our\nshareholders.\"\n\nRoger Clegg is a senior mining and natural resources executive with more than\n25 years of international experience across geology, corporate finance,\ninvestment banking and executive leadership. Prior to joining VLLC, Mr. Clegg\nwas Head of Natural Resources at Imara Corporate Finance, advising mining\ncompanies, governments and state-owned enterprises on M&A, financing,\nroyalties and strategic transactions. Previously, he served as Chief Operating\nOfficer of Ambrian plc, helping develop the business into an international\ncommodity trading and logistics group with annual turnover exceeding US$2\nbillion. Mr. Clegg also held senior mining finance positions at Barclays\nCapital and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and began his career as a consultant\nexploration geologist working in South America, Africa and Russia. He brings\nextensive technical, financial, capital markets and corporate leadership\nexperience to the Company.\n\nRoger Clegg, VLLC's Chief Executive Officer, said: \"I am excited to join the\nCompany at such an important stage and to work closely with the VLLC team as\nwe prepare for the upcoming field season. Ray has built a strong foundation\nfor the Company, and I look forward to collaborating with him in his new role\nas President while bringing my own blend of technical and corporate finance\nexperience to the team. I believe that combination of skills and perspectives\nwill be highly complementary as we move the Company's projects forward,\nexecute on our field program and position the Company for its next stage of\ngrowth.\"\n\nThe Company's board and management now consists of:\n* Roger Clegg — CEO and Director\n* Titus Gebel — Chairman and Director\n* Raymond D. Harari — President and Director\n* Enrique Reichhard — VP Exploration\n* Julio Pulisich — Director\n* Tim Heenan — Director\n* Martin Hoff — Director\n* Carlo Rigillo — CFO\nThe Company also announces that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture\nExchange (the \"Exchange\") and in accordance with the Company's restricted\nshare unit plan (the \"Plan\"), VLLC's board of directors has approved the grant\nof 2,000,000 restricted share units (the \"RSUs\") to Mr. Clegg vesting over\nfour years and that Mr. Harari has agreed to voluntarily surrender 500,000\nRSUs that were granted on June 24, 2026.\n\nAbout Argentina Metals Corp.\n\nArgentina Metals Corp. (TSXV: VLLC) (OTCQB: VLLCF) (FSE: VA5) is a Canadian\ncopper exploration company focused on Mendoza Province, Argentina. The Company\nholds approximately 146,700 hectares across 26 projects, all 100%-owned on a\nclean-title basis with no private royalties, NSRs, back-in rights or earn-in\nobligations, other than royalties payable to the Province of Mendoza. Anchored\nby its flagship Las Estrellas Project, the Company has built an early position\nin an underexplored part of the Argentine Andes amid the pro-mining reforms\nreshaping the country's resource sector. For more information, visit our\nwebsite at www.argentinametals.com.\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\n Roger Clegg CEO and Director e: clegg@argentinametals.com t: +44 (0) 7810 636598  Raymond D. Harari President and Director e: harari@argentinametals.com t: +507 6675 2221  \n\n \n\nCautionary Statements\n\nAll statements in this press release, other than statements of historical\nfact, are \"forward-looking information\" within the meaning of applicable\nsecurities laws. Forward-looking information is subject to risks,\nuncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied, including risks relating to\nobtaining regulatory approvals, exploration results and general capital\nmarkets conditions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on\nforward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update\nforward-looking information except as required by applicable law. For a\ndescription of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and its business\nand affairs, readers should refer to the Company's disclosure filings with\nCanadian securities regulators, which are posted on the Company's profile at\nwww.sedarplus.ca.\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/310694"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-24T11:00:18.448947178Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787569218448},"received_at":"2026-08-24T11:00:18.500Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/310694"},"analysis":{"id":"114723","press_release_id":"125778","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Argentina Metals appointed Roger Clegg as CEO and Director, while Raymond D. 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