Patriot Battery Metals Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Aline Côté to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mrs. Côté stands as an independent director.
Mrs. Côté is a seasoned mining executive with over 27 years of international experience spanning exploration, technical services, and operational leadership. She began her career at Noranda Inc. and held progressively senior roles at Xstrata plc and Glencore International AG. In 2014, she was appointed Head of Zinc Mining Technical Services at Glencore, a role she held until 2019, when she became Glencore’s first female Industrial Lead, heading the Company’s global Zinc and Lead industrial assets.
In 2019, she joined the board of directors of Kazzinc and in 2020, she joined the board of Trevali Mining Corporation, where she served as Chair of the Technical Committee.
Mrs. Côté holds a B.Sc. in Geology and an MBA from the Université du Québec, and completed postgraduate training at Laurentian University.
She brings to the Board deep operational expertise, strategic leadership, and firsthand experience managing large-scale, capital-intensive mining operations across multiple jurisdictions.
Pierre Boivin, Chair of the Board of Directors, comments: “We are very pleased to welcome Aline to the Patriot Battery Metals team as an independent director. Aline is a highly respected executive in the mining sector and a strong addition to our Board. Based in Québec and widely recognized across the global mining industry, she brings an exceptional combination of technical depth, operational leadership, and strategic perspective. Her appointment strengthens our Board’s industry credibility and reinforces our alignment with Québec’s growing role in the critical minerals value chain.”
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