Vancouver, British Columbia – (June 29, 2017) – E3 METALS CORP. (TSX.V: ETMC) (the “Company” or “E3 Metals”) is pleased to announce that it has formed an advisory committee with the objective of assisting the company in developing the long and short term strategic direction for the company. E3 Metals is pleased to welcome Kevin Reinhart, Jean Croteau and Alex Rothwell to the committee. The formation of the advisory committee follows E3 Metals Corp’s commitment to develop our Alberta Lithium Project with a solid foundation and continual foresight. Each member of the advisory board has been selected to add a specific skill set that will provide the company with well-rounded guidance moving forward.
Kevin Reinhart was part of the executive team for 20 years at Nexen, a publicly listed major upstream oil and gas company with an enterprise value of over $20 billion. As CEO, he led the assessment and negotiation of the sale of the company to a Chinese state-owned enterprise (CNOOC Limited) on behalf of shareholders in 2013. Kevin is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
After beginning his career in auditing at Deloitte Touche, Jean Croteau has honed his acumen in the financial markets since 1986 as a portfolio manager and financial analyst in various positions held at large Canadian financial institutions in Toronto and Montreal. Now semiretired, his focus is on investing privately; mostly in the resource sector which remains his true passion. Jean also has an in-depth knowledge of the global macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrops and their incidence on the financial markets. He currently also sits on the Advisory Board of Newrange Gold Corp., where he provides advice on financial, market and corporate strategy. Jean is a Chartered Professional Accountant with Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Sherbrooke (1980).
Alex Rothwell has over 20 years experience in the capital markets across a broad range of industries, having most recently served as President and Head of Equities for Macquarie Capital Markets Canada. Prior to Macquarie, he was a Senior Managing Partner and the Head of Institutional Sales at Orion Securities and a specialist advisor for Bunting Warburg. Over the course of his career he has developed a deep knowledge of, and connections to, the global network of mutual funds and pension fund investors that are active in Canadian equity markets. Alex has an MBA from the Ivey School of Business (1995) and holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from McGill University (1991).
E3 Metals is looking forward to working closely with the newly formed advisory committee and thanks them for their continued support of E3 Metals and the development of our Alberta Lithium Projects.