Nio Strategic Metals Announces Executive Leadership Changes Bruno Dumais, currently CFO appointed President and Chief Operating Officer Jean-Sebastien Blanchette, appointed as Chief Financial Officer
Nio Strategic Metals Announces Executive
Leadership Changes
Bruno Dumais, currently CFO appointed President and Chief Operating Officer
Jean-Sebastien Blanchette, appointed as Chief Financial Officer
Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - April 9, 2026) - Nio Strategic Metals Inc. (TSXV: NIO) (OTC Pink:
NIOCF) ("
Nio
" or the "
Corporation
"), a critical mineral exploration company, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Bruno Dumais and Jean-Sébastien Blanchette to its executive suite. Mr. Dumais is
appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer while Mr. Blanchette is joining as Chief Financial
Officer.
Formerly CFO of Nio, Mr. Dumais has more than 30 years of senior management experience, including
strategic development and plan execution at various local and international publicly-traded organizations,
serving as their CFO. Known as a seasoned business leader constantly creating new opportunities while
managing risks and uncertainties, he brings to the table the vision and communications abilities to
further derisk and advance Nio's niobium exploration projects.
"I am very excited to be taking on this new role," said Mr. Dumais. "I believe Nio has great potential with
its critical mineral property located in the Oka region that uniquely positions the Company under the
current geopolitical uncertainty period surrounding the niobium supply" he added.
Mr. Blanchette has over 25 years of experience in the fields of finance and natural resources. Upon
graduating from Yale University, he has worked on Wall Street as senior financial analyst and portfolio
manager for various financial institutions, managing multi-hundred-million-dollar market neutral strategies
in the energy and mining sectors. "I'm joining an already well-seasoned team with a rare asset base and
am thrilled to be working with everyone," said Mr. Blanchette.
"Mr. Dumais is the right leader for Nio to promote our projects with local stakeholders, governmental
agencies and partners," said Hubert Marleau, current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation. "Mr. Blanchette's extensive expertise and passion for leadership, business development
and operations will help Nio strengthen partnerships, further develop strategic alliances, and expand our
international sales presence."
"Following the recent funding round, Nio is extremely well positioned to demonstrate the potential
benefits of our strategic niobium asset not only for local stakeholders, but also for the Canadian
infrastructure, defence and aeronautical industries," added Mr. Marleau.
Stock Option Grant
The Board of Directors also announced that it has granted a total of 4,000,000 stock options to directors
and officers under its stock option incentive plan, at an exercise price of $0.27 per share. The options
have a five-year term. The stock options are subject to the terms and conditions of the Corporation's
stock option plan and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Nio Strategic Metals
Nio Strategic Metals is an exploration and development company, with a focus on becoming a
ferroniobium producer. The Corporation holds niobium properties located in Oka and near Mont-Laurier
and another exploration property in the Province of Québec.
For more information on the Corporation, please refer to the Corporation's public documents available
on SEDAR (
www.sedarplus.ca
) or on the Corporation's website (
https://niostratmet.com/
) or contact:
Bruno Dumais, Chief Operating Officer
514-560-7623
Jean-Sebastien Blanchette, Chief Financial Officer
917-399-0437
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press
release.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be
any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (together,
"forward looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Statements,
other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Generally, forward-
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"estimates", "intends", "anticipates", "believes" or variations of such words, or statements that certain
actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved", the
negative of these terms and similar terminology although not all forward-looking statement contains
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that could cause actual results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set out in Nio Strategic Metals' annual and/or quarterly
management discussion and analysis and in other of its public disclosure documents filed on
SEDAR at
www.sedarplus.ca
,
as well as all assumptions regarding the foregoing. Although Nio
Strategic Metals believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only
apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in
the disclosed time frame or at all. Except where required by applicable law, Nio Strategic Metals
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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