News Release – Vancouver, British Columbia – June 20, 2024: Defense Metals Corp. (“Defense Metals” or the “Company”; TSX-V:DEFN / OTCQB:DFMTF / FSE:35D) is pleased to announce the appointment of Guy de Selliers as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Mr. de Selliers, a director of Defense Metals, is a highly experienced professional with an illustrious career and will bring over four decades of expertise and vision as the Chairman of the Board of Defense Metals.
Throughout his career, Mr. de Selliers has been a board member of numerous influential organizations including Solvay Group, Ageas Group, AG Insurance Belgium, Ivanhoe Mining, Advanced Metallurgical Group AMG, Norilsk Nickel, Wimm Bill Dann. He currently sits on the boards of I Pulse, a private high-tech company in France, The Cranemere Group Ltd., a privately held financial holding company in the UK, and Radix, a think-tank for the Radical Center (UK). He has been Chairman of the Board on a number of occasions, most recently of AG Insurance, the largest Belgian Insurance company. He combines very strong corporate governance credential with extensive experience in mining, industry and finance.
About Defense Metals Corp. and its Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project
Defense Metals Corp. is focused on the development of its 100% owned, 8,301-hectare (~20,534-acre) Wicheeda REE Project that is located on the traditional territory of the McLeod Lake Indian Band in British Columbia, Canada.
The Wicheeda REE Project, approximately 80 kilometres (~50 miles) northeast of the city of Prince George, is readily accessible by a paved highway and all-weather gravel roads and is close to infrastructure, including hydro power transmission lines and gas pipelines. The nearby Canadian National Railway and major highways allow easy access to the port facilities at Prince Rupert, the closest major North American port to Asia.
Defense Metals is a proud member of Discovery Group. For more information please visit: www.discoverygroup.ca.
For further information, please visit www.defensemetals.com or contact:
Alex Heath
Vice President, Corporate Development
Tel: 1 604-354-2491
Email: alex@defensemetals.com
