Chris Buncic , President , CEO and Co-Founder
of clear direction to which workers at El Mochito had become accustomed . Not only has the new and successful management team brought a fresh era of stability , but Ascendant has also been proactive in its approach to supporting staff significantly improving morale . “ In 2017 , we renegotiated our collective bargaining agreement with the workers ’ union , which had been long overdue .
They were unhappy with the situation before we took over , so we had lots of positive benefits come through that ,” says Buncic . “ As we ramped up production , people have reaped the benefits of the higher production rates through incentives . Everyone is happy in sharing the success of the mine , and it ’ s certainly something we ’ re happy to continue to foster .”
This attentiveness to its employees
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Chris Buncic , President , CEO and Co-Founder
Chris Buncic is one of the founding partners in the formation of Ascendant Resources Inc . and its acquisition of the company ’ s flagship operating El Mochito mine from Nyrstar NV in 2016 . Prior to cofounding Ascendant , Mr . Buncic served in senior management roles at several Canadian corporations in the technology and resources sectors . His depth of experience also includes six years in Institutional Equity Research at leading Canadian independent full-service brokerage firms Cormark Securities Inc . and Mackie Research Capital Corporation . Mr . Buncic is a CFA Charterholder , has an MBA from Schulich School of Business and B . A . Sc . from the University of Toronto . Mr . Buncic is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the CFA Society .
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