Nouveau Monde Appoints David Torralbo Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
January 06 2021 - 3:45PM
Nouveau Monde Graphite (“Nouveau Monde” or “the Company”) (TSXV:
NOU; OTCQX: NMGRF; Frankfurt: NM9) is announcing the nomination of
David Torralbo to the position of Chief Legal Officer and Corporate
Secretary of the Company.
Arne H. Frandsen, Chairman of the
Nouveau Monde board commented: “On behalf of the board, I
am delighted to welcome Mr. Torralbo to the leadership team. We are
proud that Nouveau Monde has secured the service of such
high-profile executive.”
Eric Desaulniers, the Company’s
President and CEO, stated: “The addition of Mr. Torralbo
will further strengthen our executive team as Nouveau Monde is
entering in a phase of growth where his legal expertise in M&A
and advising issuers listed on major exchanges will be particularly
valued. The whole team and myself are looking forward to working
with him.”
David Torralbo Biography
Mr. Torralbo is a seasoned legal executive,
specialized in corporate and securities law, public and private
M&A, litigation and risk management and corporate governance.
Prior to joining Nouveau Monde, Mr. Torralbo was the Chief Legal
Officer and a member of the executive committee of Atrium
Innovations Inc., a leader in the development, manufacturing and
commercialization of science-based nutritional health products.
Headquartered in Québec, Atrium was listed on the TSX until its
sale to a group comprised of a company backed by the Permira funds,
the Fonds de solidarité FTQ and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du
Québec, by way of a going private transaction valued at over C$1.1
billion in 2014, and the subsequently sold to Nestlé S.A. in 2018
for US$2.3 billion in cash.
Prior to Atrium, Mr. Torralbo was a partner in
the corporate group at Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg, where
his practice focused on corporate, M&A and securities matters.
While at Davies, Mr. Torralbo regularly acted for a leading private
equity fund involved in the natural resources sector. Earlier in
his career, Mr. Torralbo was an associate in the London, UK office
of Clifford Chance and a member of its debt and capital markets
team.
Mr. Torralbo earned his bachelor of civil law
(LL.L) and common law (LL.B) at the University of Ottawa and has a
bachelor of commerce (B.Com) from McGill University.
A total of 1,000,000 options at 1.29$ valid for
five years were issued to an officer of the Company. These
options are vesting half immediately and half in 12 months and are
issued in accordance with the Company’s 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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