Cougar Metals NL announced the appointment of Mr. Scott Reid as its General Manager. Scott has previously been assisting the company in his role as Madagascar Country Manager. In expanding the role to General Manager, Scott will work closely with Cougar's Executive Chairman, Mr. Randal Swick, the senior management and consultants to progress and expand its current exploration portfolio. In addition to assisting the acceleration of activities at Cougar's Ceara Lithium project in Brazil, and resolution of the company's issues with DNI Metals over the Toamasina Graphite Project, Scott will be focused on identifying strategic projects that have the potential to create additional value for the company and its shareholders. Scott Reid has over 28 years experience in the exploration, development and mining finance sectors. His technical experience in the mineral and oil & gas industry was gained in a wide variety of geological and geographical settings including Australia, Asia, West and Eastern Africa and the Americas during his time with large multinational French geophysical contracting corporation (CGG), including management of World Bank and United Nations sponsored geophysical projects.