Emp Metals Appoints New Directors
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EMP METALS APPOINTS NEW DIRECTORS
Vancouver, British Columbia, November 29, 2023 – EMP Metals Corp. (CSE: EMPS) (OTCQB:
EMPPF) (“EMP Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Craig
Foggo and Mr. Karl Kottmeier to its board of directors. The Company also announces the
resignation of board member Mr. Peter Pollard.
Mr. Peter Pollard resigned his position to allow for the appointment of Mr. Foggo and the
Company thanks him for his service to the board over the past three years.
Mr. Foggo has over 20 years of diverse experience in the mining industry, spanning both
opera�ons and investment. Craig’s site experience dates back to the early 2000’s and includes
roles in the commissioning, op�mising, and opera�ng of mineral plants in Western Australia. In
2008, Craig transi�oned to the finance sector where he joined London based private equity firm
CD Capital, being promoted to the role of Managing Director prior to his departure. In 2012, he
joined the mining equity capital markets team at natural resources advisory firm RFC Ambrian. In
2014, Craig assumed the role of Investment Director at Tembo Capital, a private equity firm
focused on natural resources and clean energy metals. Engaged for over 13 years in natural
resource-related private equity funds at both Tembo Capital and CD Capital, Craig has ac�vely
worked on numerous investments in the mining sector globally. Craig holds a B.Sc. in Extrac�ve
Metallurgy and a B.Com in Accoun�ng & Finance from Murdoch University, in Western Australia.
Mr. Kotmeier has over 25 years of prac�cal experience in lis�ng, financing and administering
resource explora�on and development companies listed on the TSX, TSX Venture and CSE
E x c h a n g e s w h e r e h e h a s r a i s e d i n e x c e s s o f $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . M r . K o t m e i e r i s t h e f o u n d e r a n d
former CEO of several publicly listed companies including Rockgate Capital and Rockridge Capital
and was formerly CEO of American Lithium. Prior to his career in the public markets, Mr.
Kotmeier was an investment advisor and member of the corporate finance team at a private
Canadian brokerage firm. He holds a B.A. from the University of Bri�sh Columbia.
Rob Gamley, EMP Metals CEO, commented, “I am very pleased to welcome Craig and Karl to the
Board of Directors. The fact that these successful industry par�cipants agreed to join our Board
is another significant endorsement of our Saskatchewan lithium brine projects. As we advance
our PEA and pilot produc�on plans their extensive background with mining opera�ons, finance
and capital markets will bring significant strategic guidance that is integral to the Company’s
growth.”
EMP also announces that the b oard of directors has authorized the grant of an aggregate
1,150,000 incentive stock options (the “Options”) to directors, officers and employees of the
Company, at an exercise price of $0.45 per common share. The Options are exercisable for a five-
year period from the date of grant and may be subject to certain vesting provisions as determined
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by the board of directors. All Options were granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan
and are subject to the approval of the CSE.
About EMP Metals
EMP Metals is a Canadian-based lithium exploration and development company focused on large
scale resources using direct lithium extraction (“DLE”). EMP Metals, in partnership with ROK
Resources Inc., currently holds 192,000 net (77,700 hectares) acres of Subsurface Dispositions
and strategic wellbores in Southern Saskatchewan. For more information, please go to the
Company’s website at www.empmetals.com
For more information, please contact:
Rob Gamley, President & CEO
Phone: 1-604-689-7422
Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on
assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current
estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance.
EMP Metals cautions that all forward -looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that
actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond
EMP Metals’ control. Such factors includ e, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating
to EMP Metals' limited operating history, ability to obtain sufficient financing to carry out its
exploration and development objectives on its mineral properties, obtaining the necessary
permits to carry out its activities and the need to comply with environmental and governmental
regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially
from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or impli ed in the forward -
looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, EMP Metals
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this news release.