Manganese X Announces Appointment of Jay Richardson as CFO and Appointments to Audit Committee
Manganese X Announces Appointment of Jay
Richardson as CFO and Appointments to Audit
Committee
Montréal, Québec--(Newsfile Corp. - September 22, 2020) - Manganese X Energy Corp.
(
TSXV: MN
)
(
FSE: 9SC2
) (
TRADEGATE: 9SC2
)
(
OTC Pink: SNCGF
) ("
Manganese
" or the "
Company
") is
pleased to announce that Jay Richardson, CA, CPA, a director of the Company, has been appointed as
CFO of the Company, effective immediately.
Mr. Richardson CPA, C.A., is a Chartered Accountant with 40 years of experience in financial
management. From 1974 to 1989, Mr. Richardson was first employed by, and then a partner of,
Clarkson Gordon and its international affiliate, Arthur Young (both now E&Y), in Toronto, London,
Vancouver, and Singapore. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Richardson was a partner of KPMG in London and
was responsible for establishing their Corporate Recovery practice in Europe. Since 1993, Mr.
Richardson has been practicing as a "company doctor", assisting distressed corporations both public
and private, and has been a partner of James A. Richardson & Partner, Company Doctors. From 1999
to 2003, Mr. Richardson served as a director of Plaintree Systems, Inc., a TSX-listed internet technology
company, and, as Interim Chief Executive Officer in 1999 oversaw successful reorganization leading to
re-financing of the company. Mr. Richardson is currently a director and officer of EnerSpar Corp. a TSX-
V listed exploration and development company in the "new energy" area of potassic feldspar,. Mr.
Richardson served as Interim CFO of Hollinger Inc. following its CFO's sudden disability in June 2004
and subsequently for many years as a Director of the Argus Corporation and its Chair. Mr. Richardson
received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1967 and is a Fellow of the
Insolvency Practitioners Association of the United Kingdom (retired).
The Company also announces that Jacques Arsenault has resigned as CFO of the Company.
Manganese thanks Mr. Arsenault for his valuable contributions to the Company and wishes him well in
future endeavours.
The Company further announces that Jay Richardson and Roger Dahn have resigned from the
Company's Audit Committee. Dr. Luisa Moreno and Anthony Viele, both independent directors of the
Company, have been appointed to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee now consists of Martin
Kepman, Dr. Luisa Moreno and Anthony Viele.
About Manganese X Energy
The Company's mission is to acquire and advance high potential manganese mining prospects located
in North America with the intent of supplying value added materials to the lithium ion battery and other
alternative energy industries. In addition, Manganese X Energy is striving to achieve new methodologies
emanating from technologies for environmentally geographically ethical and friendly green/zero
emissions, while processing manganese at a lower competitive cost.
For more information, visit the website at
www.manganesexenergycorp.com
.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Martin Kepman
CEO and Director
1-514-802-1814
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legislation. The forward-looking information contained in this news release represents the
expectations of the Company as of the date of this news release and, accordingly, is subject to
change after such date. Forward-looking information includes information including statements with
respect to the future exploration performance of the Company. Forward-looking information is based
on, among other things, opinions, assumptions, estimates and analyses that, while considered
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subject to significant risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual
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information. The risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information may include, but
are not limited to risks generally associated with the Company's business, as described in the
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materially from those anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral
forward-looking information are based on estimates and opinions of management on the dates they
are made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Except as required by law, the
Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. Readers should not place
undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any
other date.
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