Nouveau Monde Appoints Nathalie Pilon and Jamie Scarlett to Its Board of Directors as It Prepares for Construction of Mine an...
November 30 2020 - 3:00AM
Nouveau Monde Graphite (“Nouveau Monde” or “the Company”) (TSXV:
NOU; OTCQX: NMGRF; Frankfurt: NM9) is announcing a board
restructuring in preparation of its next phase of development.
Nouveau Monde is proud to announce the nomination to its board of
directors of Ms. Nathalie Pilon and Mr. Jamie Scarlett effective on
December 1st 2020. After having accomplished significant
contributions for Nouveau Monde during their respective mandate,
Pierre Renaud and Marc Prud’homme are resigning from the board of
directors.
Arne H Frandsen, Chairman of the Nouveau
Monde board commented: “On behalf of the board, I am
delighted to welcome Ms. Pilon and Mr. Scarlett to the leadership
team. We are proud that Nouveau Monde has secured the service of
two such senior and high profile directors. Both Ms. Pilon and Mr.
Scarlett bring with them decades of relevant experience which will
benefit all of our stakeholders. These additions to the board will
further strengthen the team as Nouveau Monde commences the
construction of its mine and anode material facilities. Let me also
use this opportunity to thank Mr. Renaud and Mr. Prud’homme for
their outstanding contribution to the Company. Especially the
achievements in the local community and in respect of environmental
matters, which will be everlasting for the Company”.
Eric Desaulniers,
the Company’s CEO,
stated: “Pierre was
truly instrumental in developing a sustainable development vision
for the Matawinie project early in the development phase. I
recommend all mining and industrial projects to surround themselves
with experts like Pierre to establish a solid foundation to
sustainability for the benefit of all stakeholders. Moreover, Marc
allowed us to genuinely connect with and understand the local
community wishes and concerns during the essential operational
design phase of the Matawinie project. His guidance was very
helpful in aligning the corporate objectives with the local
stakeholders’ interests. I sincerely thank both of them for their
mentorship and support during the past three years”.
Nathalie Pilon
Biography
Nathalie Pilon was President of ABB in Canada
and member of the Executive Board of ABB Americas until the end of
2019. Prior to her appointment, she was President of Thomas &
Betts Canada, where she had been with the company since 1996 as
Vice President, Finance and Information Technologies. As leader of
the largest manufacturing supplier of electrical products in
Canada, she brought innovation, operational excellence and customer
service to the forefront, achieving leadership in the Canadian
marketplace. Prior to joining Thomas & Betts, Ms. Pilon served
as Senior Manager, Professional Practice for KPMG.
A nationally recognized business leader in
Canada, Ms. Pilon brings twenty years of experience in heavy
industry and manufacturing, and a keen ability to bring people and
technology together to drive Canada’s innovation ecosystem. She was
named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s
Executive Network. In 2015 she received the distinguished
Leadership Award by the Association of Women in Finance, and in
2018 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Concordia
University for her innovation in business.
Ms. Pilon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration from HEC Montréal and is a fellow of the Québec
Order of Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA). She is a board
member of HEC Montréal, the CSA Group and the Montréal Port
Authority.
James (Jamie) Scarlett
Biography
Mr. Scarlett was, until last year, the Executive
Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer at Hydro One Limited, a
leading Canadian electricity transmission and distribution
provider. Prior to this, Mr. Scarlett was a Senior Partner at Torys
LLP, one of Canada’s leading law firms. Having joined Torys in
2000, Mr, Scarlett held a number of leadership roles at the firm,
including head of Torys' Capital Markets Group, Mining Group and
International Business Development strategy. In addition, Mr.
Scarlett was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. As a
Senior Partner, Mr. Scarlett spearheaded public market M&A
transactions worth over C$25 billion as well as numerous board
mandates, related party transactions, hostile takeover offers and
dissident shareholder actions. In addition he has experience from
over 30 public equity deals.
Prior to joining Torys, he was a Senior Partner
at Toronto-based McMillan Binch LLP. While at that firm Mr.
Scarlett held leadership roles as head of its Corporate Group,
Securities Group and as a member of its Board.
Jamie was also seconded to the Ontario
Securities Commission (“OSC”) and was appointed as Director of the
Capital Markets Branch of the OSC. Mr. Scarlett earned his law
degree (J.D.) from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of
Commerce Degree from McGill University. Mr. Scarlett holds the
ICD.D designation.
A total of 1,050,000 options at 0.70$ valid for
5 years were issued to two newly appointed board members as well as
an executive director. These options are vesting immediately and
are issued in accordance with the company stock option plan.
About
Nouveau Monde
Nouveau Monde will be a key operator in the
sustainable energy revolution. The Company is developing the only
fully-integrated source of green battery anode material in the
Western World. Targeting full-scale commercial operations by early
2023, the Company will provide advanced carbon-neutral
graphite-based material solutions to the growing lithium-ion and
fuel cell markets. With low-cost operations and the highest of ESG
standards, Nouveau Monde will become a strategic supplier to the
World’s leading battery and auto manufacturers, ensuring robust and
reliable advanced material, while guaranteeing supply chain
traceability.
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