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Global Energy Metals Appoints Critical Metals Expert Christopher Ecclestone as Director
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver, BC - TheNewswire - March 9 , 2020 - Glo...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Global Energy Metals Appoints Critical Metals Expert Christopher Ecclestone as Director(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nVancouver, BC - TheNewswire - March 9, 2020 - Global Energy Metals Corporation (TSXV:GEMC) (OTC:GBLEF) , (FSE:5GE1) (\"Global Energy Metals\", the \"Company\" and/or \"GEMC\") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Christopher Ecclestone as a member of its Board of Directors effective immediately. \n\n\n \nMr. Ecclestone is a principal and mining strategist at Hallgarten & Company and is based in London. Prior to founding Hallgarten & Company in New York in 2003 he was the head of research at an economic think tank in New Jersey which he had joined in 2001. Before moving to the U.S., he was the founder and head of research at the esteemed Argentine equity research firm, Buenos Aires Trust Company, from 1991 until 2001. He has previously served as a director of several TSX and TSX-V-listed companies.\n\n\n \nChristopher's has spent his career in various aspects of the mining industry, and has been particularly active in investing, analyzing and advising on transactional work in those metals deemed critical to battery and new energy markets. His banking and capital markets network with notable expertise in technology metals are sure to greatly benefit the Company.\n\n\n \nChristopher Ecclestone said: \n\n\n \n\"I have been an investor and advisor in cobalt and other battery related metals for a number of years and see Global Energy Metals as having an excellent platform for development of a North American integrated supply company with strong existing mineral assets and a team with one of the best understandings of the critical metals space. I look forward to the further exploration results from Nevada and development of a strong critical metals supply chain company.\"\n\n\n \nMitchell Smith, President & CEO Commented:\n\n\n \n\"The need for more urgent and intensive actions to secure minerals of critical importance to the global battery industry is becoming more acute. It is a great vote of confidence for us, and our approach to tackling cobalt and battery minerals supply issues, to have a world renown critical minerals leader like Christopher to join our board.\"\n\n\n \n\"He has the depth of experience, necessary skill set and track record of success, all prerequisites for leading this corporate comm...