E3 LITHIUM LTD. announced a new addition to its Board of Directors, Alexandra (Alex) Cattelan. Ms. Cattelan has more than three decades of experience leading electric propulsion and advanced mobility programs, lithium battery development, software controls systems and other technologies in automotive, boating and power sports applications. Ms. Cattelan has held senior leadership roles including Chief Technology Officer at Brunswick Corporation and has held roles at organizations such as Polaris, Stellantis, Johnson Controls, AVL and General Motors (US and Canada).

At Johnson Controls, Ms. Cattelan was Vice President of Advanced Battery Engineering and of the Advanced Battery Group, and at GM, was the Assistant Chief Engineer of the Chevrolet Volt Extended Range EV. For most of her career, Ms. Cattelan has been passionately focused on leveraging technology to enhance sustainable mobility. Ms. Cattelan holds a bachelor?s degree of applied science in industrial engineering and a master?s degree of applied science in mechanical engineering, both from the University of Toronto.

Ms. Cattelan also had the honour of being GM?s representative in the 2004 Governor General?s Leadership Council. Ms. Cattelan has sponsored Society of Women Engineers initiatives at multiple organizations and chaired GM?s Women?s Advisory Council. In addition to the E3 Lithium Board, Ms. Cattelan serves on the board of directors for Braunability, a leading manufacturer of vehicle adaptation solutions for people with limited mobility.

Concurrent with the appointment of Ms. Cattelan, Peeyush Varshney has agreed to step down from E3 Lithium?s Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Varshney will remain in an advisory role with the Company while Alex transitions into her new position.