First Nordic Strengthens Board With Addition Of Mr. Jeffrey Couch
First Nordic Strengthens Board With Addition
Of Mr. Jeffrey Couch
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Sept. 30, 2024
/CNW/ -
First Nordic Metals Corp.
(the "
Company
" or "
FNM
")
(TSXV: FNM) (OTCQB: FNMCF) (Germany: HEG0) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
Jeffery Couch
to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Couch is a seasoned capital markets executive with extensive experience in the natural
resources sector, having advised and raised capital for clients globally, with a particular focus on
emerging markets. Currently, Couch works with a mining-focused global private equity (PE) firm with
several billion dollars of assets under management; he is currently acting CEO of both Lydian
Mining, an Armenian gold developer, and Alufer Mining, a Guinean bauxite producer, both portfolio
companies of the PE firm.
Mr. Couch has also worked with several financial services firms in
Europe
. He was Head of
Investment Banking,
Europe
for BMO Capital Markets (Bank of
Montreal
) for a decade, and has
also had senior investment banking roles with Credit Suisse Europe and Citigroup (
Salomon
Brothers
). Mr. Couch has extensive public board experience on both the Toronto Stock Exchange
and the London Stock Exchange, and he holds both an undergraduate business degree from the
University of Western Ontario
Business School and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.
FNM President and CEO
Taj Singh
commented
,
"We are very pleased to have Jeff join the FNM
board. Jeff has an impressive profile, with significant public market experience in the natural
resources sector and deep capital markets roots. Having been based in
London
for over two
decades, he is highly networked throughout
Europe
. In addition to the important strategic insight he
will provide, his addition will substantially increase our exposure as we continue our progression
towards becoming a premier Nordics-focused precious metals explorer / developer."
The Company has granted 1,000,000 stock options exercisable at
$0.36
per share for a period of
five years to certain directors and officers of the Company.
ABOUT FIRST NORDIC METALS
The Company's flagship asset is the Barsele gold project, located in northern
Sweden
and in a joint
venture with senior gold producer Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Immediately surrounding the Barsele
project, FNM is the 100%-owner of a district-scale license position of close to 100,000 hectares on
Gold Line Belt. Additionally, in northern Finland FNM is the 100%-owner of a district-scale position
covering the entire Oijärvi Greenstone Belt.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Taj Singh
, M.Eng, P.Eng, CPA
President & CEO, Director
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release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release may include forward-looking statements that are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties. All statements within this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are to
be considered forward looking. Although First Nordic believes the expectations expressed in such
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from
those described in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in forward-looking statements include fluctuations in market prices,
including metal prices, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market
or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove accurate and,
therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties.
SOURCE
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For further information:
For further information contact: Alicia Ford, Business Development
Manager, Phone: 604-687-8566, Email: [email protected]
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