New Energy Metals Appoints Rishi Kwatra as CEO and Director
New Energy Metals Appoints Rishi Kwatra as
CEO and Director
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 18, 2022) -
New Energy Metals
Corp.
(TSXV: ENRG) (OTC Pink: NEMCF)
(the "
Company
") is pleased to announce the appointment
of Rishi Kwatra as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company, effective immediately.
Mr. Kwatra has over 15 years of proven financial expertise and business acumen which the Company
believes will help create a strong business plan and path forward for realizing shareholder and market
value.
Mr. Kwatra's many roles include corporate finance, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions for
several industry leaders. He has extensive experience in undertaking project generation and business
development along with evaluating early to advanced stage M&A opportunities in the mining sector. His
extensive network of international contacts in the institutional and capital markets brings strong financial
relationships. He has been involved with and led significant financings for various public and private
issuers. Mr. Kwatra is also a serial entrepreneur and a seasoned investor in Real Estate. He has studied
International Trade and Business Administration in Finance at BCIT. Mr. Kwatra is well-travelled, and
fluent in several languages.
Mr. Kwatra comments, "This will be an exciting next phase for ENRG as we continue to evaluate energy
metals assets to provide catalysts for shareholders. The Company would like to be well positioned in
order to satisfy the surging demand of energy metals worldwide through the acquisition of quality
projects and their development."
Marc Enright-Morin, a Director of the Company, says, "Having Mr. Kwatra on board at this pivotal time to
progress the mandate of energy metals will be a benefit to all shareholders. We are moving in a direction
where the landscape for these commodities will drive value for years to come."
The board and management of the Company express their gratitude to Stuart Ross for all his efforts and
contributions as the CEO of the Company. Mr. Ross will continue to serve as a director of the Company.
The Company also announces that it has granted incentive stock options (the "
Options
") to certain
directors, officers and consultants of the Company to acquire an aggregate of 2,299,000 common
shares in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of $0.10 per share in accordance with the
Company's stock option plan. The Options are exercisable for a five-year term expiring on November 18,
2027.
None of the securities referenced in this news release have been or will be registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
1933 Act
") or any applicable state securities laws and
may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as
defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) or persons in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of the foregoing securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About the Company
New Energy Metals is headed up by a progressive team of professionals who are focused on the
exploration and development of energy metals throughout the Americas.
On behalf of New Energy Metals Corp.
Marc Enright-Morin
T: 604-669-9788
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities
legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
All
statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, including the anticipated business
plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking statements.
Although the
Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct.
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may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from
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Such risks and other factors include, among others: requirements for additional capital;
future prices of precious metals, copper and lithium; changes in general economic conditions;
changes in the financial markets and in the demand and market price for commodities; other risks of
the mining industry; the inability to obtain any necessary governmental and regulatory approvals;
changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations; hedging practices; currency
fluctuations; as well as those factors discussed under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in the
Company's most recent management's discussion and analysis and other filings of the Company with
the Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which can be found under the Company's profile on the
SEDAR website at
www.sedar.com
.
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