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RZOLV Technologies Appoints Mary Ellen Thorburn to the Board of Directors; Announces the Retirement of Darryl Yea
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 11, 2025) - RZOLV Technologies Inc. (TSXV...
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[{"type":"text","content":"RZOLV Technologies Appoints Mary Ellen Thorburn to the Board of Directors; Announces the Retirement of Darryl YeaVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 11, 2025) - RZOLV Technologies Inc. (TSXV: RZL) (the \"Company\" or \"RZOLV\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Mary Ellen Thorburn to the Company's Board of Directors, effective December 15, 2025.\"On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to welcome Mary Ellen to the RZOLV team,\" said Duane Nelson, President & CEO. \"Her wealth of financial, operational, and global mining experience will be a valuable input as we advance toward commercialization and accelerate the Company's next phase of growth.\"In addition, Mr. Darryl Yea has announced his retirement from the Board effective December 31, 2025. Following his retirement, Mr. Yea will continue to support the Company in an ongoing capacity as a member of RZOLV's Advisory Committee. As a strategic adviser, he will continue to contribute his insight and leadership to help guide the Company's global commercialization initiatives.Ms. Mary Ellen Thorburn, DirectorMary Ellen Thorburn is an accomplished corporate finance executive and board director with more than two decades of leadership experience across the mining sector, capital markets, and international financial operations. She is both a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), recognized for her expertise in steering public companies through large-scale transactions, global expansions, financial restructurings, and investor-facing growth strategies.Mary Ellen spent seven years with Barrick Gold Corporation, one of the world's largest gold producers, where she held three progressively senior leadership roles. Most notably, she served as Director of Capital Projects, overseeing financial governance, capital allocation frameworks, and strategic evaluation processes across Barrick's global project pipeline—solidifying her reputation for disciplined financial stewardship in complex mining environments.Beyond Barrick, she has held several senior executive roles, including Chief Financial Officer, Eco Oro Minerals, Vice President, Finance, Great Panther Silver, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Nexii Building Solutions, where she oversaw finance, tax, FP&A, IT, and cross-border integration ini...