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Critical Elements Announces The Appointment of Mr. Patrick Laperrière
MONTREAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2021 / Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (the "...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Critical Elements Announces The Appointment of Mr. Patrick LaperrièreMONTREAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2021 / Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (the \"Corporation\" or \"Critical Elements\") (TSX.V:CRE) (FSE:F12) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Laperrière, CFA, as Director of Investor Relations and Corporate DevelopmentPatrick is an investment professional with over twenty years of experience in portfolio management and capital markets. Prior to joining Critical Elements Lithium Corporation, he was responsible for portfolios specializing in natural resources as well as Canadian and American small-cap public shares at la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec from 1998 to 2003. He then held roles at major brokerage firms, such as Canaccord, RBC, Industrial Alliance and Macquarie, where he developed close relationships with institutional asset managers. These experiences allowed him to acquire excellent knowledge of company analysis and investment portfolio structure. He graduated from the University of Montreal with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and a Certificate in Economics. He is also a CFA charter holder (Chartered Financial Analyst) from the CFA Institute.In connection with this appointment, Patrick has been awarded 200,000 stock options of the Corporation at an exercise price of $1.74 per share for a term of five years. These options will vest over a 12-month period at a rate of 25% per quarter. The options are granted in accordance with the Policy 4.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange and the terms and conditions of the Company's Stock Option Plan.\"We are very proud to have Patrick join our team. Critical Elements expects to benefit from his many years of experience and relationships\", declared Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.About Critical Elements Lithium CorporationCritical Elements aspires to become a large, responsible supplier of lithium to the flourishing electric vehicle and energy storage system industries. To this end, Critical Elements is advancing the wholly owned, high purity Rose lithium project in Quebec. Rose is the Corporation's first lithium project to be advanced within a land portfolio of over 700 square kilometers. In 2017, the Corporation completed a feasibility study on Rose for the production of spodumen...