Nemaska Lithium Inc. announced the hiring of Mr. Daniel Dufort as Vice President Operations and Mr. Marc Vicaire as Director of Human Resources, as the company ramps up activities and transitions from exploration to development. Both individuals have served in their respective capacities in mining companies throughout their career and both will play a critical role in Nemaska's management. Mr. Dufort will be replacing Mr. Pierre Demers as Vice President Operations.

Mr. Demers was brought on to work with Nemaska to oversee the Preliminary Economic Assessment and Feasibility Study on the proposed Whabouchi lithium mine. Mr. Dufort is a seasoned mining operations professional with more than 30 years of experience in production, operations, sales, marketing and project management in the mining industry. Prior to joining Nemaska, Mr. Dufort held the role of Vice President of Operations at Labrador Iron Mines where he spearheaded the overall development of the engineering, procurement and construction, (EPCM) of their mining facilities.

During his tenure there, Mr. Dufort was directly involved in the negotiations with the five first nation communities as well as two provinces. Prior to that, he held various senior positions at SNC Lavalin, Orica Canada, ICI Canada, Barrick Gold and Noranda. Nemaska has also hired Mr. Vicaire to assume the role of Director of Human Resources.

Among other tasks Mr. Vicaire will develop and establish, in conjunction with Cree partners, training programs required to maximize local employment. Mr. Vicaire brings more than 20 years experience in labour relations, employee engagement and employee/management conflict resolution. Prior to joining Nemaska, Mr. Vicaire held the position of Director Human Resources at several mid sized firms including General Dynamics and Le Groupe Ocean, each employing between 250-300 people.

In addition, Mr. Vicaire held various human resources positions at Noranda's Murdochville mine where he worked his way up from a labourer in the concentrator to an HR role following the completion of his degree.