{"id":129604,"title":"Jangada Mines shares jump 6% as veteran City figure joins board","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-11-24T10:32:30+00:00","modified":"2025-11-24T10:32:30+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/jangada-mines-shares-jump-6-as-veteran-city-figure-joins-board/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/jangada-mines-shares-jump-6-as-veteran-city-figure-joins-board.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/jangada-mines-shares-jump-6-as-veteran-city-figure-joins-board.json","category":"Mining","categories":["Mining"],"tags":["BRAZIL","Brian McMaster","Hugo de Salis","JAN","Jangada Mines","JORC","KVLQF","maiden","platinum","Ragnar Capital Partners","St Brides Partners","ValOre Metals","Vanadium"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/jan-24-nov.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Shares in **Jangada Mines PLC** climbed **6% to 1.67p** in early trading after the Brazil-focused gold developer announced the appointment of highly regarded small-cap veteran [Hugo de Salis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-de-salis-28038033/) as a non-executive director, effective immediately.\n\nWell known across the junior mining and AIM investment community, de Salis brings decades of experience in **capital markets, investor relations and corporate communications**. He began his City career at **Schroders Unit Trust** before moving to **J.P. Morgan Investment Management**, and later worked at global PR firm **Weber Shandwick**.\n\nHe went on to found **St Brides Partners**, a specialist investor relations advisory for listed natural resources companies, before establishing **Ragnar Capital Partners**, an FCA-regulated corporate finance firm, and **Lepanto Consultancy**, which provides strategic guidance to smaller quoted businesses.\n\nJangada said his expertise will play a key role in supporting its ambitions to advance its gold strategy in Brazil, particularly as it accelerates development at the **Paranaíta gold project**, where trenching and early-stage drilling are already underway.\n\nChairman **Brian McMaster** welcomed the appointment, saying: “We are delighted to welcome Hugo to the Board at what is an exciting juncture for Jangada Mines.  We are at an inflection point and his knowledge of the markets and extensive network in the finance and resource arenas, particularly in the UK, will be invaluable as we build out our gold development strategy in Brazil and deliver value for our shareholders."}