Surge Battery Metals Inc. ("Surge" or the "Company") announces that Owen Taylor has been appointed as a director of the Company. The Company will now have two independent directors, Ted O'Connor and Owen Taylor. Exchange Policy 3.1, Section 5.7 requires the Company to have two independent directors and the appointment of Owen Taylor brings the Company into compliance with this requirement. The four non-independent directors will be Graham Harris, Greg Reimer, Iain Scarr and Vijay Mehta. The Companies Audit Committee will now consist of Greg Reimer, Ted O'Connor, and Owen Taylor.
Mr. Taylor brings more than 35 years experience working at both government/regulatory organizations and commercial entities looking to work for or within government or regulated industries. A recently retired senior partner with PwC Canada who spent 11 years with the firm in leadership roles including National Leader for their Government and Public Sector practice. He has extensive advisory and executive management experience with a diverse range of private and public sector organizations. In addition to a variety of commercial interests, Mr. Taylor is the founder of Parker Strategies Ltd, a consultancy providing strategic advisory and negotiation services for large, complex transactions.
The Company also wishes to announce that it has granted a total of 250,000 stock options, exercisable for a period of five years, at an exercise price of 30 cents a share.
