Nemaska Lithium Inc. announced the hiring of Mr. Francois Godin as Vice President Operations. Mr. Godin will be responsible for all operations, both at the Whabouchi mine and at the Shawinigan plant. He will report directly to Mr. Guy Bourassa, President and CEO of Nemaska Lithium. Mr. Godin will officially join Nemaska Lithium and assume his role and responsibilities on August 9, 2016. His office will be located at the Corporation's Shawinigan Hydromet plant. Prior to joining Nemaska Lithium, Mr. Godin worked 28 years in progressively senior operations and process optimization roles for the Iron & Titanium division of the multinational mining company Rio Tinto. During the final years of his tenure there, he built a mining organization, started and operated a billion dollar mining project from scratch in Madagascar, employing 640 people with an annual operating budget of $150 million. His expertise spans the life of a mining project from start up, to operations, to chemical and mining process optimization. In addition, he brings experience in chemical processing from minerals using innovative new technologies.