About

Olen Aasen has been general counsel and corporate secretary at Alderon Iron Ore Corp since September 2012. Specialising in corporate and securities law, he began his career as an associate in the securities and business law group of a top-tier Canadian law firm where he gained significant experience with respect to public companies, capital markets, securities laws and the natural resources sector. He obtained his J.D. from the University of British Columbia and is a member of the British Columbia Bar. Before attending law school, Aasen completed his undergraduate studies in the finance program at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, giving him a strong financial perspective. Alderon Iron Ore Corp has faced issues in the past with arranging financing amid difficult market conditions. Construction of a mine was scheduled to begin in 2014, but was postponed due to these factors. Nonetheless Aasen has managed to exceed expectations and become a market-leading general counsel in his region able to negotiate effectively and rationally.