Comet Lithium Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Mr.Mansoor Jan Niazi as interim Chief Executive Officer of Comet Lithium, effective immediately. Mr. Jan is an Australian resident with an extensive background in the mining sector and in capital markets. Throughout his career, Mr. Jan has held key roles in various organizations, including BHP and Rio Tinto in Australia.

In particular, at BHP, he managed business planning activities, capital prioritization, mine operation, technology delivery, business development and spearheaded business improvement activities, successfully coordinating activities across Chile &Australia. Mr. Jan holds a BA/MSc Economics and a Master of Commerce from University of New South Wales in Australia. Currently, Mr. Jan is working as an Advisor for the Queensland government assisting in developing strategies for the state energy transition industries.

Concurrently, Mr. Jan is serving as an advisor to Libra Lithium in Canada and providing guidance to multiple companies in Queensland and Western Australia resources sector. Mr. Jan possesses experiences in managing government and investor engagements, IPOs, raising capital and building exploration work programs. His expertise also extends to mergers and acquisitions, marketing, stakeholder management and strategic planning, making him an ideal candidate to lead Comet Lithium into the next phase of its development. Mr. Jan's notable accomplishments include being a core member of team building and delivering an in-house iron ore e-auction platform for the marketing function at Rio Tinto and building and improving pricing models for business development and marketing at BHP.

His expertise and strategic thinking have consistently contributed to the success of the organizations he has worked with.