Manganese X Energy Corp. announced that, effective May 13, 2020, it has appointed Jay Richardson to its Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee. On another note, Mr. Mark Billings, a long-time director has tendered his resignation from the Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Richardson CPA, C.A., is a Chartered Accountant with 40 years of experience in financial management. From 1974 to 1989, Mr. Richardson was first employed by, and then a partner of, Clarkson Gordon and its international affiliate, Arthur Young, in Toronto, London, Vancouver, and Singapore. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Richardson was a partner of KPMG in London and was responsible for establishing their Corporate Recovery practice in Europe. Since 1993, Mr. Richardson has been practicing as a company doctor, assisting distressed corporations both public and private, and has been a partner of James A. Richardson & Partner, Company Doctors. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Richardson served as a director of Plaintree Systems Inc., and, as Interim Chief Executive Officer in 1999 oversaw successful reorganization and re-financing of the company. Mr. Richardson is currently a director and officer of Waseco Resources Inc. and Argus Corporation. Mr. Richardson has been a director of First Metals Inc. (First Metals) since March 2006 and was First Metal's Chief Financial Officer between March 2006 and July 2007 and subsequently its Treasurer between July 2007 and January 2010. Most recently, Mr. Richardson is the President and CEO of EnerSpar Corp.