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Quebec Rare Earth Elements Announces Election of Directors
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2024) - Quebec Rare Earth Elements Corp. (CSE: QREE) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that at its annual g
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[{"type":"text","content":" Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2024) - Quebec Rare Earth Elements Corp. (CSE: QREE) (the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that at its annual general and special shareholder meeting held on January 24, 2024 (the \"Meeting\"), Messrs. Benoit Desormeaux, Martin Milette and Richard Roy were elected as directors of the Company. Brief biographies of the elected directors are as follows: Benoit Desormeaux: Benoit Desormeaux is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Benoit Desormeaux is a proven mining CEO, having risen through the ranks of SEMAFO from 1997 to 2020, including as CEO, COO and CFO. He also has over 12 years of board experience, including as audit committee chair, with public and private companies and charitable organizations. During his career, Mr. Desormeaux established a reputation for value creation, respecting guidance and timelines and delivering on commitments. He has a strong operations background, having operated four mines in three West African countries, and a proven ability to take exploration and development projects through the full cycle of technical studies, permitting, financing, construction and operations. Mr. Desormeaux has excellent mining capital markets experience, having participated in multiple equity and debt financings and various M&A transactions. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). Martin Milette: Martin Milette is the current Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Martin Milette held the position of Chief Financial Officer of SEMAFO Inc., a gold mining company which was sold for $1.6 billion in 2020, for 15 years. During his career at SEMAFO, Mr. Milette oversees all aspects of the Finance and IT functions of the company, including multiple equity and debt financings and M&A transactions. Previously, he worked as Senior Manager, Assurance and Advisory Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he was principally active in the high-tech and mining sectors. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). Richard Roy: Richard Roy brings over 30 years of experience in the mineral resource industry across three continents, including extensive experience with underground and open pit mine geology. Richard has held the position of Vice President New Ventures with Endeavour Mining Corporation upon the completion of the ...