MONTREAL, June 28,
2023 /CNW/ - Taiga Motors Corporation
(Taiga or the Company) (TSX: TAIG) announced today
the voting results of the election of the Company's Board of
Directors at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) held
today, including the election of Ms. Anne
Darche. The detailed results of the votes are set out
below.
Nomination of Ms. Anne
Darche
Ms. Darche was designated by Investissement Quebec, which was
granted the right to nominate one board designee to Taiga's Board
of Directors following the private placement announced on
March 17th.
''We are delighted to welcome Ms. Anne
Darche to Taiga's Board of Directors'', said Andrew Lapham, Taiga's Chairman of the board,
''with her depth of expertise in Branding and Customer Experience,
Ms. Darche's will bring a fresh perspective to Taiga as it grows
its brand across multiple markets''.
Recognized as a social and consumer trends specialist,
Anne Darche has worked in
Montreal advertising agencies for
20 years, primarily as a co-owner, president and vice-president for
strategic planning. At Natcom and Allard
Johnson (which became Forsman & Bodenfors) she led major
branding and advertising campaigns.
In addition to Taiga, Anne currently sits on the boards of
Germain Hôtels, Premier Tech and Deschênes Group. Passionate about
street art, she is also chair of MU, a non-profit organization
devoted to beautifying the city of Montreal by creating murals that are anchored
in local communities. She has sat on the boards of many public and
private companies such as 48North Cannabis, DavidsTea, KDC/One and
St-Hubert Group. She is a former board member of many
not-for-profit organizations and institutions: the Dr Clown
Foundation, Sainte-Justine Hospital and the Marie-Vincent
Foundation among others. She also served as president of the
Quebec MBA Association and of Mensa Montreal.
Ms. Darche holds a bachelor's degree in design (Université
Laval), an MBA (Université de
Sherbrooke), and is a Chartered
Director (ASC, Université Laval,
C.Dir., McMaster University).
''It is an exciting time to be joining Taiga's Board as the
Company embarks on one if its biggest and most ambitious year to
date, with significant growth plans and new product roll out in the
coming 12 to 18 months'', expressed Ms. Darche. ''I look forward to
contributing to the success of an innovative Quebec company, already making waves in the
industry.''
Voting results of the election of directors
A total of 10,229,938 shares representing 32.14% of the
Company's issued and outstanding stock were voted in connection
with the election of directors. According to votes received, each
of the following seven nominees was elected as a director of Taiga
to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the
Company or until the director's successor is elected or appointed,
with the following results:
Director
|
Results
|
Votes For
|
% For
|
Votes Withheld
|
% Withheld
|
Samuel
Bruneau
|
Elected
|
9,922,485
|
99.89 %
|
10,926
|
0.11 %
|
Anne Darche
|
Elected
|
9,929,449
|
99.96 %
|
3,962
|
0.04 %
|
Michael
Fizzell
|
Elected
|
9,557,174
|
96.21 %
|
376,237
|
3.79 %
|
Andrew
Lapham
|
Elected
|
9,800,022
|
98.66 %
|
133,389
|
1.34 %
|
Martin
Picard
|
Elected
|
9,686,210
|
97.51 %
|
247,201
|
2.49 %
|
Francis (Frank)
Séguin
|
Elected
|
9,682,397
|
97.47 %
|
251,014
|
2.53 %
|
Timothy
Tokarsky
|
Elected
|
9,062,490
|
91.23 %
|
870,921
|
8.77 %
|
About Taiga
Taiga (TSX: TAIG) is a Canadian company
reinventing the powersports landscape with breakthrough electric
off-road vehicles. Through a clean-sheet engineering approach,
Taiga has pushed the frontiers of electric technology to achieve
extreme power-to-weight ratios and thermal specifications required
to outperform comparable high-performance combustion powersports
vehicles. The first models released include a lineup of electric
snowmobiles and personal watercraft to deliver on a rapidly growing
demand from recreational and commercial customers who are seeking
better ways to explore the great outdoors without compromise. For
more information, visit taigamotors.com.
Forward-looking statements
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these terms. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's
control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking
information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, those described in the Company's management's
discussion and analysis for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2023, and under the "Risk
Factors" section of the Company's annual information form filed on
March 30, 2023, on the Company's
SEDAR profile at sedar.com.
Forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs,
expectations and assumptions and are based on information currently
available to management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
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assurance that the future circumstances, outcomes, or results
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occur or that plans, intentions or expectations upon which the
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All forward-looking statements included in this news release are
qualified by these cautionary statements. Unless otherwise
indicated, the forward-looking statements contained herein are made
as of the date of this news release, and except as required by
applicable law, Taiga does not undertake any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether because of
added information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE Taiga Motors Corporation