Critical Elements Lithium Announces Appointment of Mr. Michel Clément, P.Eng., PMP as Senior Project Control Director

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2022 / Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (TSXV:CRE)(OTCQX:CRECF)(FSE:F12) ("Critical Elements" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michel Clément, P. Eng., PMP as Senior Project Control Director.

Mr. Michel Clément, P.Eng., PMP brings to the Corporation a vast experience in project control and risk analysis acquired in Québec and internationally. Mr. Clément has more than 25 years of experience in engineering, construction, project management and control, as well as project risk analysis in the industrial and mining sectors. He has been involved in numerous projects, notably with Stornoway Diamonds, Rio Tinto Alcan, the Iron Ore Company of Canada, and Mason Graphite (Lac Guéret, Québec). He also held different engineering positions, including Project Leader, with Rolls-Royce. Mr. Clément holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Université de Sherbrooke and also holds the Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute.

Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, commented: "We are very pleased to welcome Michel Clément to the position of Senior Project Control Director within our Corporation. Michel will be part of our growing project team. Michel has been an important player in the success of several projects, including the construction of the Renard mine, a project in the James Bay territory. We are confident that Michel's solid experience in the control of mining projects will help us achieve the Rose Lithium-Tantalum project objectives and make it a success."

The Chair of the Board of Directors of Critical Elements, Eric Zaunscherb, added, "Everything that the management of this Corporation does, is done in a deliberate, professional, and well thought out manner. In the highly competitive market for skilled and experienced mine-builders in Quebec, the team being assembled at this time is second-to-none. Their combined record of delivering projects on time and on budget should give investors great confidence in the future of the Rose project, one of the few lithium projects in North America with key environmental authorizations and the essential Impact and Benefits Agreement in place."