New Energy Metals Announces the Appointment of Mr. Ignacio Perez-Walker to the Board of Advisors
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NEW ENERGY METALS ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF
MR. IGNACIO PEREZ-WALKER TO THE BOARD OF ADVISORS
NR18-22 December 12, 2018
Vancouver, B.C. – New Energy Metals Corp. ( "New Energy Metals " or the " Company")
(TSX.V:ENRG) (OTC:NEMCF) is pl eased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ignacio Perez-
Walker to a newly created Board of Advisors. A former Chilean Senator, Mr. Perez-Walker
represented the Third Region of Atacama on behalf of the Nation al Renewal party; the same
political party to which Chile's current President-Elect, Mr. Sebastian Piñera belongs.
Mr. Perez-Walker has served as a member of Chile's Energy Commi ttee since 2013, and is
presently an advisor to ENGIE ( formerly GDF Suez ), a French multinational utility company
with a focus on the emerging renewable energy market. Mr. Pere z - W a l k e r i s a l s o a f o r m e r
member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Chilean Senate where he served as chair of
the Mining and Energy Senate Committee from 1996 to 2002. In a ddition, he has served as an
advisor to the boards of SQM, Compañía Minera Carola, and SONAM I (the National Mining
Society of Chile). Mr. Perez-Walker earned his law degree and a Masters of Science in
Development Studies with a major in Economics from Pontificia U niversidad Católica de Chile,
validated by the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
"I am very excited to welcome Ignacio to the Board of Advisors, " commented César Lopez,
President and CEO of the Company . "Ignacio has had a long and successful career both in
politics and in the energy sect or and has a deep understanding of emerging energy markets. His
expertise and vast network will be a tremendous asset to the Company."
Mr. Perez-Walker stated, "Given the impressive track record of César and the other board
members, I feel confident that I have joined a dedicated and ex perienced team who is interested
in providing a meaningful contribution to the emerging energy market."
About the Company
New Energy is a mineral resource company with cobalt interests in Chile. The Company’s main
focus is the acquisition of maj or copper and cobalt projects in Chile. To date, the Company has
positioned itself to develop its historically producing Cobaltera assets.
The copper and cobalt market are in a major trend that is rapid ly increasing metal demand and
are the result of electric mobility and energy storage. New Ene rgy is positioning itself to be a
major beneficiary of this future mismatch of supply and demand.
For further details on the Company readers are referred to the Company’s website
(www.newenergymetals.ca) and its Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
NR18-21 Continued 2 December 11, 2018
On behalf of New Energy Metals Corp.
César López, President & CEO
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of this release.
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contained herein. This news rel ease may contain certain "forwa rd-looking statements". Other than statements of
historical fact, all statements included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding future plans
and objectives of the Company, are forward-looking statements t hat involve various risks and uncertainties. There
can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accur ate, and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Importan t factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from New Energy Metals' expectations are the risks d etailed herein and from time to time in the filings
made by the Company with securities regulators. Those filings can be found on the Internet at www.sedar.com.