Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. Appoints James Gowans as A Director and as Independent Chair of the Board
Corporation from August to December 2015, and co-President from July 2014 to August 2015. Mr. Gowans has served on the boards of numerous Canadian publicly traded mining companies, including Cameco, Arizona Mining, Trilogy Metals, Detour Gold, New Gold, Marathon Gold, Paycore Minerals and Treasury Metals (where he currently serves as Board Chair). He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mineral Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia and has attended the Banff School of Advanced Management. He is a past chair of the Mining Association of Canada. Mr. Gowans' appointment as a director and as independent Chair of the PNRL Board is expected to be effective in mid-January. Pending his formal appointment, Keith Morrison, CEO of PNRL, will continue to act as Chair of the Board and John Hick will continue as Lead Director.