Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 7, 2026) – Kodiak Copper Corp. (TSXV: KDK) (OTCQX: KDKCF) (FSE: 5DD1) (the “Company” or “Kodiak“) announces the appointment of Mr. Marcus Chalk to its Board of Directors, effective April 6, 2026.
Claudia Tornquist, President and CEO of Kodiak, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Marcus to Kodiak’s Board of Directors. His impressive international track record in the financial sector and his wealth of experience in capital markets, strategy & M&A will truly benefit our Board. Marcus’s insights and perspective will further strengthen our leadership team and position Kodiak for the next phase of growth and value creation for our shareholders.”
Mr. Chalk has over 30 years’ experience as a leading strategic and capital markets advisor in the global metals and mining industry. He is the founder and managing director of GenCap Mining Advisory. Prior to founding GenCap, he spent 14 years leading the Vancouver mining investment banking team at Scotiabank and worked at Macquarie North America (Toronto and Vancouver) and CIBC Wood Gundy (Toronto, Sydney and Vancouver) prior to that. Mr. Chalk is an Independent Director of P2 Gold Inc. and served as an Independent Director at Fireweed Metals Corp. He holds both an Honours Business Administration degree and a BA in Economics degree from the University of Western Ontario and is a CFA Charterholder.
Kodiak has granted 200,000 Options to Mr. Chalk, exercisable at C$0.85 per share for a period of five years from the date of grant with 1/3 vesting immediately and 1/3 every year thereafter. The Options were granted pursuant to the Company’s shareholder approved stock option plan and are subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and any applicable regulatory hold periods.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Kodiak Copper Corp.
Claudia Tornquist
President & CEO
For further information contact:
Nancy Curry, VP Corporate Development
ncurry@kodiakcoppercorp.com
+1 (604) 646-8362
About Kodiak Copper Corp.
Kodiak is focused on advancing its copper porphyry projects in Canada and the USA, which host known mineral discoveries with the potential to hold large-scale deposits. Kodiak Copper’s most advanced asset is the 100% owned MPD copper-gold porphyry project in the prolific Quesnel Terrane in south-central British Columbia, Canada, an established mining region with producing mines and excellent infrastructure. MPD exhibits all the hallmarks of a large, multi-centered porphyry district with the potential for future economic development. The initial Mineral Resource Estimate published in 2025 outlines seven substantial deposits and underscores the scale and potential of the project. All known deposits remain open to expansion, and numerous targets across the property have yet to be tested. Kodiak continues to systematically explore MPD’s district-scale potential with the goal of delivering new discoveries and building further critical mass toward being the region’s next mine.
Kodiak’s founder and Chairman is Chris Taylor who is well-known for his gold discovery success with Great Bear Resources. Kodiak is also part of Discovery Group led by John Robins, one of the most successful mining entrepreneurs in Canada.
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