Lithium Ionic Appoints Clovis Torres to its Board of Directors
Lithium Ionic (LTH.V) on Tuesday said it appointed Clovis Torres to its board of directors.Torres is currently board chair and chief executive officer of Belo Sun Mining (BSX.TO) and a founding partner of Mello, Torres Advogados, a Brazilian law firm, said the company.He previously held a role as an executive and general counsel of Vale S.A. for 17 years ending in 2018, said Lithium Ionic, adding that, at Vale, he also served as secretary to the board of directors and led the company's crisis and ethics committees.Torres also was a member of the board of directors of Petrobras S.A., chairman of the board of BR Distribuidora S.A., and chairman of the board of directors of IBRAM, the Brazilian Mining Institute, stated the company. He has also previously held the roles of president and chief executive officer at Furnas Centrais Eletricas S.A., it said.In addition, Torres has also held senior roles in project finance, international investment, and legal advisory with the International Finance Corporation, Cargill and Clyde & Co, Lithium Ionic added."Clovis recently helped steer Belo Sun through the reinstatement of a key permit for its Volta Grande Gold Project, and that proven ability to navigate Brazil's permitting and regulatory environment will be invaluable as we de-risk and advance Bandeira toward construction," said Chief Executive Blake Hylands.The company's shares were last seen down C$0.01 to C$0.77 on the TSX Venture Exchange.Price: $0.76, Change: $-0.02, Percent Change: -2.56%
