Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 16, 2026) - Abitibi Metals Corp. (CSE: AMQ) (OTCQB: AMQFF) (FSE: FW0) ("Abitibi" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a major addition to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Ben Pullinger as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Growth, effective immediately. Mr. Pullinger will lead the Company's corporate development and growth strategy as Abitibi Metals continues to advance its flagship B26 Project while increasing market value and assessing further growth opportunities.
"We are very excited to have Ben join the Abitibi team," stated Jonathon Deluce, CEO of Abitibi Metals. "Ben has a proven track record of significant value creation in various senior roles over the last 15 years, and most recently as CEO of ATEX Resources where he was instrumental in the transformation of ATEX from a sub $50 million junior explorer to a fully funded $1.5 billion market cap company at the time of his departure. Ben joins what is becoming a best-in-class leadership team, with a compelling asset base and ambitious growth strategy aimed at building Abitibi into a market leading base metals exploration, consolidation and development Company."
Mr. Pullinger, SVP of Corporate Development and Growth added: "This is an incredible opportunity to join a dynamic, motivated team of professionals with a comprehensive skill set allowing Abitibi to grow across the full spectrum of value creation from exploration to production. I look forward to contributing to the future success of the Company."
Highlights:
Mr. Pullinger significantly contributed to and ultimately led ATEX's transformation from an emerging junior explorer into a globally recognized company reaching a market capitalization exceeding $1.5 billion at the time of his departure and in under four years.
His career also includes senior corporate roles at Roxgold Inc., Excellon Resources Inc. and Golden Star Resources Ltd.,
The appointment significantly deepens Abitibi's management and leadership capacity as the Company continues to advance its high-grade, rapidly growing B26 Project in Quebec while assessing other opportunities to add value for shareholders.
Mr. Pullinger joins a team of experienced executives, led by:
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COO - Dave Bernier, who leads Operations & Development and joined the Company in January 2026. He previously served as COO of Foran Mining Corp.
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VP Exploration - Louis Gariepy, who leads Exploration and joined the Company in March 2025. He previously served as VP Exploration at O3 Mining.
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