• Lithium Ionic appointed Brazilian mining and corporate governance executive Clovis Torres to its board.
• Torres was executive and general counsel at Vale for 17 years through 2018, overseeing legal, governance, compliance, M&A, and institutional relations.
• He has held board roles at Petrobras and chaired BR Distribuidora and IBRAM, the Brazilian Mining Institute.
• Torres is chairman and CEO of Belo Sun Mining, where he led efforts to reinstate a key permit for the Volta Grande Gold Project.
• The appointment adds Brazilian governance and permitting experience as Lithium Ionic advances its 100%-owned Bandeira lithium project in Minas Gerais.

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