Feb. 2, 2018 - SRG Graphite Inc. announced that Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective immediately. Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet is stepping down as President and Chief Executive Officer, SRG in order to focus on his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sama Resources Inc., a significant shareholder of SRG. Dr. Audet remains a member of SRG’s Board of Directors and will continue to act as Lead Geologist and Qualified Person.
Mr. Landry-Tolszczuk has been part of the SRG team in various technical roles since the Company’s RTO in 2017. He also recently served as Director of Operations at Windiga Energy, a Canadian-based independent power producer, where his responsibilities included corporate operations, financing and project development. Mr. Landry-Tolszczuk holds an honors bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is a CFAcharterholder.
“I am excited and honoured to take on this new role at a time of great opportunity,” said Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk, “I look forward to leading the charge in our quest to become a leader in the production and delivery of low-cost, quick-to-market, high-quality natural flake graphite.”
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Marc-Antoine, one of the founders of SRG and the discoverer of the Lola graphite and Gogota cobalt-nickel-scandium laterite deposits. Dr. Audet will continue to follow the development of these two important projects in his capacity as lead geologist and qualified person,” said Benoit La Salle, FCPA, FCA, MBA, Director and Executive Chairman of the Board, SRG Graphite Inc. “Moving forward, as SRG enters the development phase, we are confident that Ugo’s experience on the African continent as well as his operational acumen as demonstrated over the years in various roles, make him an excellent choice to head up the Company.”
“I look forward to continuing to play a role in SRG’s success through the geology and exploration of its graphite and cobalt-nickel-scandium laterite projects in the future,” said Marc-Antoine Audet.