Sherritt International Corporation announced the appointments of Louise Blais and Steven H. Goldman to its Board of Directors effective immediately. The appointments of Ms. Blais and Mr. Goldman are in accordance with Sherritt?s Board succession planning with the retirements of Maryse Belanger and John Warwick, both of whom are not seeking re-election at the Corporation?s 2024 Annual General Meeting (?AGM?). Ms. Belanger will be retiring from the Board as of March 21, 2024 and Mr. Warwick will be retiring from the Board at the AGM on May 9, 2024.

Louise Blais was Canada?s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 2017 to 2021. During this time, she also served as Vice President to UNICEF?s Executive Board. As a senior diplomat, she served abroad in Washington and Tokyo and as Minister-Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy in Paris.

In 2014 she was appointed Consul General of Canada in Atlanta, covering North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Ms. Blais is currently an Associate at the Pendleton Group and Special Senior Advisor, International Affairs, to the Business Council of Canada and the QG100 in Quebec. Ms. Blais holds a B.A. from McGill University.

Steven H. Goldman is a founding member of the Toronto law firm of Goldman Hine LLP which he retired from in January 2021. He is currently President, CEO and director of Comstock Metals Inc. and a director and audit committee member of Select Sands Corp. Mr. Goldman was formerly a director and audit committee member of Tribute Pharmaceuticals Inc. and a director of Allegro Health Corp.

Mr. Goldman received his B.A. (President?s Medal) from Carleton University and his JD from Queen?s University.