THETFORD MINES, QC, Aug. 27,
2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Mazarin Inc. (TSXV: MAZ.H) and
subsidiary Asbestos Corporation Limited (TSXVE: AB.H) today
announced the appointment of Mr. Guy Bérard as President. The
appointment was approved during a Board of Directors meeting held
on August 26, 2020.
"Guy was elected to the Board of Directors of Mazarin Inc.
in May 2018 and has been Executive
Vice President of both entities since August
27, 2019. During the past year, he made an important
contribution as a senior executive. Fully involved in the
Thetford Mines community, he
spearheaded our participation in the activities of the Bureau
d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE). One of his
challenges will be to optimize economic growth via the valorization
of serpentine mining residues within the framework established by
the BAPE report", said John
LeBoutillier who remains Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Guy Bérard is a bachelor of mechanical engineering. In the
course of his career, he has been employed by Arborite inc., where
he held various positions before becoming President and General
Manager from 1994 to 2002 under several owners such as Domtar,
Forbo ag, Wilsonart International and ITW. From 2002 to 2005, he
was Vice-President and General Manager, Kitchen Sector, of MAAX
Inc. and President and CEO of Rad Technologies Inc., from 2008 to
2017, hired by a private equity owner to implement the company's
turnaround in order to prepare it for sale, and General Manager of
Comité organisateur de la 53e finale des Jeux du Québec
- Thetford 2018. Involved in the community, he was also President
of le Groupe des 12 and Ambassador of E2RT.
Mr. Bérard remains a director of Mazarin.
Mazarin Inc. and Asbestos Corporation Limited are two natural
resource companies whose focus in on the development of industrial
minerals in order to provide value-added products that meet the
criteria of customers worldwide with regard to performance and
economic and ecological concerns. Mazarin's shares trade on the NEX
Board of TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol MAZ.H.
Asbestos Corporation Limited's shares trade on the NEX Board of TSX
Venture Exchange under the stock symbol AB.H.
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forward-looking statements that address future events and
conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
such forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors,
some of which may be beyond the Corporation's control. These
factors include: general market and industry conditions, risks
related to commissioning, to continuous operations and to
commercialization of new technologies and other risks disclosed in
the Corporation's filings with Canadian Securities
Administrators.
Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and
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SOURCE Mazarin Inc.