Highland Copper Company Inc. announced that Jo Mark Zurel is stepping down as Chair of the Board due to work commitments, although he will remain on as a Board member. Mr. Zurel is on several boards and was recently
named the incoming board chair at Fortis Inc. and announced that Stephen Hicks will be the new Chair of the Board of Highland Copper.
The change will be effective as of the date of the Annual General Meeting to be held on December 14, 2022. Mr.
Hicks has been a Board member of Highland since December 2021. Mr. Hicks has served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of JM Longyear, LLC, a privately held Michigan-based asset management company, since 2000. He
has extensive expertise in development and execution of long-term business strategies and operations and has
been involved in mining and resource projects in the states of Michigan and Minnesota.