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International Lithium Corp. Announces Strategic Changes

DGAP-News: International Lithium Corp. / Key word(s): Change of Personnel International Lithium Corp. Announces Strategic Changes 26.01.2017 / 07:24 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. International Lithium Corp. Announces Strategic Changes

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 25, 2017) - International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC.V) (the "Company" or "ILC") announces that Kirill Klip, the President of ILC, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, such that he will act as the CEO, President and Chairman of the Company. Gary Schellenberg has resigned as CEO and a director of the Company. Mike Sieb has also resigned as a director of the Company and Jerry Bella has resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. To fill the vacancies of the departing directors and officers, and to add an additional director, as permitted by ILC's Articles, David Shen, John Wisbey and Ross Thompson have been appointed (subject to TSXV approval) as directors of the Company. Maurice Brooks has been appointed (subject to TSXV approval) as interim CFO. John Wisbey will fill the role of Corporate Secretary.

Mr. Shen has a Masters of Science Degree in Marketing from Leeds Metropolitan University and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Honours Business Administration from the University of Huddersfield in the UK. Prior to joining the Lithium industry, he worked as a customer manager of Corporate banking in a Hong Kong bank for almost 5 years. He currently works directly with the President of Ganfeng Lithium.

Mr. Wisbey started his career as a banker at Kleinwort Benson after graduating from Cambridge University. He had various roles there including corporate lending and was later a director in the derivatives group and head of options. Mr. Wisbey is also a technology entrepreneur founding two companies that have gone public on the London AIM market, namely IDOX plc (software for Local Authority Planning Applications) and Lombard Risk Management plc (software for risk management and regulation) and more recently an early stage private company Convendia Ltd. He has acted as a public company chairman, CEO or director for 16 years.