Demesne Resources Ltd. announced that Brennan Direnfeld has resigned as Corporate Secretary, and Director of the Company effective August 21, 2023. The Company announced that Adam Virani, a director of the Company, has replaced Mr. Direnfeld as Corporate Secretary of the Company and that Brandon Kou has been appointed as a Director to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Direnfeld's resignation. Mr. Kou was most recently the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Leef Brands Inc. (formerly Icanic) and responsible for the company's overall strategy and day to day operations both on the operating level as well as overseeing all public company aspects.  Prior to Leef Holdings, he was the co-founder and partner of Mavan Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on bringing technology opportunities to the Canadian capital markets.  Before his time at Mavan, Mr. Kou was the Co-Founder and General Manager of Steve Nash Enterprises, a conglomerate with portfolio companies in media/entertainment, sports and health/wellness/lifestyle.

He was responsible for leading the investment team and originating investment opportunities including Indochino, Sharecare, the Vancouver Whitecaps, Onebode and the Steve Nash Sports Club and Fitness World. In addition to his responsibilities at Steve Nash Enterprises, Mr. Kou served as a Board of Directors proxy for Steve Nash Sports Club and Fitness World, a growing chain fitness clubs in Vancouver co-founded by Mark   Mastrov.Mr. Kou has previously served on the Board of Directors for Liquid Nutrition, a healthy QSR that is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the Board of Directors for OneBode, an international holistic vitamin company as well as an advisor for several companies including RadPad, Work Force Athletics, Genexa and Farafena.  Prior to joining Steve Nash Enterprises, Mr. Kou provided investment banking services at Houlihan Lokey where he focused on Media, Sports and Entertainment. Mr. Kou is a graduate of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.