Odin Metals Limited announced that Mr. José Antonio Merino has been appointed to Odin's Board of Directors (Board) as a Non-Executive Director. Mr. Merino has over 15 years experience in business development and M&A transactions in the natural resources sector. Mr. Merino holds various advisory roles and is a strategic advisor to Marimaca Copper Corporation, a TSX listed company, focused on the development of its flagship copper project,
Marimaca, one of the largest greenfield copper projects in Chile. Mr. Merino is also a Partner of iLiMarkets, an advisory firm specialising in the lithium industry. Jose Antonio has also previously led the business development and M&A unit of SQM, one of the world's largest lithium producers, where he oversaw several M&A transactions involving world-class deposits, including the acquisition of a 50% stake in the Mount Holland project in Western Australia and
the divestment of SQM's stake in the Argentinean brine deposit Cauchari-Olaroz to Ganfeng. Mr. Merino holds a Civil Engineering Degree from Pontificia Univiersidad Católica de Chile.