North American Nickel Inc. announced the appointment of Ms. Patricia Tirschmann as Principal Nickel Geologist effective May 12, 2014. Patricia (Patti) Tirschmann is a Professional Geoscientist with nearly 25 years of exploration experience specializing in magmatic nickel-copper sulphide deposits. Most recently, Ms. Tirschmann served for six years as Vice President, Exploration, for Continental Nickel Limited and, prior to this, worked for over eighteen years in various roles including Senior Geologist, International Nickel Sulphide Exploration with Falconbridge Limited (now Glencore Xstrata plc).