- Northern Graphite Corporation (NGC) has appointed Hugues Jacquemin has been appointed CEO
- Jacquemin served as CEO of the Graphite and Carbon Division of Imerys SA
- He has over 30 years of senior management experience growing Specialty Materials businesses for listed Fortune 500 companies
- Hugues recently acted as an independent advisor to Northern on its acquisition of the Imerys assets
- Northern Graphite is a Canadian company focused on becoming a world leader in producing natural graphite
- Northern Graphite Corporation (NGC) is up 3.33 per cent on the day, trading at C$0.62 per share at 11:30 am ET
Northern Graphite Corporation (NGC) has appointed Hugues Jacquemin has been appointed CEO.
Jacquemin will also be nominated for election to the company’s Board of Directors at the next Annual Meeting. Greg Bowes, the former CEO, has been appointed Executive Chairman and will continue to provide support and assistance to Mr. Jacquemin and the management team during a transition period.
The board wishes to thank Greg Bowes for his leadership over the past years. Hugues is tasked with leading the company through the next phase of its development, specifically, growing the company’s graphite production and building its capacity to manufacture battery anode material and other value added products.
Jacquemin served as CEO of the Graphite and Carbon Division of Imerys SA and spearheaded its investment program for Lithium ion battery materials for EV markets. Imerys is a €4 billion company listed on the Paris Exchange and operates approximately 100 industrial mineral mines in over 30 countries. He has over 30 years of senior management experience growing Specialty Materials businesses for listed Fortune 500 companies and Private Equity firms in a broad spectrum of industries including graphite mining and processing, lithium ion battery (“LiB”) materials, fuel cells and hydrogen production, graphene and carbon nanotubes, synthetic graphite and carbon materials. Hugues recently acted as an independent advisor to Northern on its acquisition of the Imerys assets. Hugues is a Belgian citizen and is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish.
Jacquemin commented on the announcement.
“It has been a pleasure to work with Greg Bowes and the Northern Graphite Board over the last year as we completed the transformational acquisition of the Imerys Natural Graphite mines and processing facilities and developed our strategy to become the worlds’ leading graphite producer and processor. I am excited to lead the Company into the next stage of its development and look forward to creating a bright future for our employees, shareholders and all stakeholders. I would like to thank Greg and the Northern Board for the opportunity and look forward to executing our strategy together.”
Northern Graphite is a Canadian company focused on becoming a world leader in producing natural graphite and upgrading it into products including anode material for LiBs/EVs, fuel cells and graphene, as well as advanced industrial technologies.
The company has two large scale development projects, Bissett Creek in Ontario and Okanjande in Namibia, that will be a source of continued production growth in the future.
Northern Graphite Corporation (NGC) is up 3.33 per cent on the day, trading at C$0.62 per share at 11:30 am ET.
