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Giga Metals: Martin Vydra Appointed as President
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2019) - Mark Jarvis, CEO of Giga M...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Giga Metals: Martin Vydra Appointed as PresidentVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2019) - Mark Jarvis, CEO of Giga Metals Corporation (TSXV: GIGA) (\"the \"Company\") announced today that Mr. Martin Vydra, a director of Giga Metals, has been appointed as President of the Company.\"I am delighted to welcome Martin to the management team of Giga Metals,\" said Mr. Jarvis. \"His experience with Sherritt in marketing nickel and cobalt and the relationships he has developed with end users will prove invaluable to the Company as we advance the Turnagain project, which has the potential to become a premium supplier of ethically sourced nickel and cobalt to the rapidly growing battery industry.\"\"At Sherritt, I had the good fortune of being exposed to almost every large undeveloped nickel project in the world,\" said Mr. Vydra. \"I believe Turnagain is uniquely positioned to become the premier ethical source of battery materials. We can compete with HPAL projects of a similar scale, and our project can be built and operated with far less environmental impact. In addition, research we have been supporting at the University of British Columbia indicates that our silicate residue has the ability to sequester CO2 in meaningful amounts. While further research is ongoing, there is a real possibility that Turnagain, once developed, could be a carbon neutral mine. My ambition is to develop this project while adhering to the highest Environmental, Social and Governance (\"ESG\") standards.\"In addition to this new responsibility, Mr. Vydra will remain in his current position as Head of Strategy at Conic Metals Corp. (\"Conic\"), which holds a 2% NSR royalty on the Turnagain property and is a 7.0% shareholder of the Company.\"Having Martin help to develop the Turnagain project as rapidly as possible is in the best interest of our shareholders,\" said Justin Cochrane, President & CEO of Conic. \"His technical expertise and extensive experience in marketing nickel and cobalt to end users, qualifies him perfectly for this role.\"Mr. Vydra is a professional engineer with over 30 years' experience and is widely recognized as an expert in nickel and cobalt extraction, processing and refining including the development and application of hydrometallurgical technologies for the extraction and recovery of valuable metals such...