American Battery Metals Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. John Carlesso as Chief Executive Officer, following the resignation of Jeremy Poirier. Mr. Carlesso has over 25 years of international business experience in the financing, development, and stewardship of companies in the mining, technology and special situations sectors. Mr. Carlesso has been a founder and director of both public and private companies and has had a particular focus on mining in Latin America for the past 18 years. Mr. Carlesso was Vice President of Corporate Development for Desert Sun Mining, which was acquired by Yamana Gold in 2006 for $750 million, and was Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Explorator Resources, acquired by Sociedad Punta del Cobre in 2011.