Spod Lithium Corp. announced that the board of directors has appointed Mr. Mathieu Couillard as the Company?s new President and member of the board of directors. Mr. Couillard brings a strong background in capital markets and business strategy to his role at Spod Lithium.

He is an experienced Board Member and financial consultant with expertise in advising management and board of directors on capital market matters. During his career, Mr. Couillard served as Managing Director of investment banking at Haywood Securities in Toronto, leading the Special Situations team from 2016 to 2022. Mr. Couillard is an experienced investment banker with extensive expertise in capital markets.

He participated in over $1 Billion in capital raises for private and public companies and is the architect of numerous mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Haywood Securities, Mr. Couillard was part of the Risk Management Solutions group specializing in the sales and structuring of derivative products at National Bank of Canada in Toronto. From 2006 to 2014, Mr. Couillard was part of National Bank's investment banking group in Montreal.

Mr. Couillard is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Mr. Couillard currently sits of on the board of directors for one other TSX Venture listed company. Spod Lithium would like to thank Chris Cooper for his time as the member of the board of directors and wish him the best of success as he pursues future endeavours.