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American Lithium Strengthens Board of Directors and Senior Management
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Lithium Corp. (“American Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:LI | OTCQB:LIACF | Frankfurt:
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Lithium Corp. (“American Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:LI | OTCQB:LIACF | Frankfurt:5LA1) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Claudia Tornquist to the Board of Directors and Ted O’Connor as Executive Vice President of the Company. “We are very pleased with the addition of Claudia to the Board as our new Audit Chair and with Ted’s new role as a key member of our Executive Team,” stated Andy Bowering, Chairman of the Board. “Claudia has a strong reputation in the mining world and has served in a number of high-profile roles both on the junior side and senior side of the sector and her knowledge and understanding of the financial aspects of mining make her a strong choice as Audit Chair. “Ted has demonstrated his technical and management strengths in the year since we acquired Plateau Energy and his knowledge of both lithium and uranium geology in general and our Projects specifically make him a great fit in our Executive Team. While we welcome him in his new role, we would also thank him for his efforts as a director and our previous Audit Chair.” Ms. Tornquist, benefiting from many years of experience in the mining industry, serves currently as President, CEO, and director of Kodiak Copper Corp. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President of Business Development at Sandstorm Gold, a gold streaming and royalty company. Additionally, she worked for nine years at Rio Tinto, as general manager in strategy, business evaluation, M&A and business development. In her various senior management roles at the world’s second largest mining multinational, she developed considerable expertise in assessing and evaluating the financial merits of large-scale mineral development projects across a variety of commodities including lithium. Ms. Tornquist is also a director of Silver One Resources and is a former director of Kennady Diamonds, which was acquired by Mountain Province. Additionally, she has worked as a consultant to Western Potash, which was acquired by China National Offshore Oil Corp. Ms. Tornquist holds a Master’s degree in engineering and Master’s degree in business administration. Mr. O’Connor will be transitioning from his current role as a Company director and chair of the audit committee to a more hands-on role as Executive Vice Presi...