NorthWest Copper Corp. announced that Terrence (Terry) Lyons has been appointed as Chair of the Board effective August 8, 2023, and will be nominated for election to the NorthWest Board of Directors (the ?Board?) at the annual general meeting (?AGM?) to be held in September. Current Chair Dr. Mark O?Dea, a significant long-term shareholder and co-founder of the Company, has retired from the Board and welcomes Terry to the Board.

Terry Lyons: Terry Lyons has over 46 years of experience in the development, financing and management of natural resource, manufacturing, real estate, and merchant banking companies with an extensive background in corporate restructuring. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He currently serves as Lead Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., Director, and Chair of the Audit Committee of Martinrea International Inc., Director of Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd., and Chairman of Waterotor Technologies Inc. Mr. Lyons is a retired Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management, past Chairman of Polaris Materials Corp.

recently acquired by Vulcan Materials, Northgate Minerals Corp. (now Alamos Gold), Eacom Timber Corp. (acquired by Interfor), Three Valley Copper Corp., Westmin Mining and Vice-Chairman of Battle Mountain Gold (acquired by Newmont Gold).

Mr. Lyons has been actively involved in charitable and sports organizations throughout his career, especially in British Columbia. He is a Member Emeritus of the Advisory Board of the Richard Ivey School of Business and has been awarded the Inco Medal by the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for distinguished service to the mining industry.