Another solid confidence building announcement by MZZ. This article adds weight to this appointment.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/27/2022400/0/en/Dr-Nicole-Adshead-Bell-Joins-Sprott-USA-as-Portfolio-Manager.html

Dr. Nicole Adshead-Bell Joins Sprott USA as Portfolio Manager

April 27, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: Sprott AssetManagement

NEW YORK, April 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sprott Asset Management USA(“Sprott USA”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc. (“Sprott”) todayannounced that Dr. Nicole Adshead-Bell has joined Sprott USA as a PortfolioManager. In this role, Nicole will work alongside John Hathaway and the Sprottgold team in managing Sprott’s gold equity strategies. She will also serve asChair of the Sprott Environmental Social and Governance (“ESG”) committee.

“We are delighted to welcome Nikki to the Sprott investment team,” saidWhitney George, Chief Investment Officer of Sprott. “She is the latest additionto, what we believe, is the largest and most experienced management team in thesector. Few people have a better perspective on the precious metals sector thanNikki and we expect she will create tremendous value for our clients though herinternational experience, geological expertise and tenure as an IndependentDirector of precious metals companies.”

“Sprott is the pre-eminent global investment platform for the preciousmetals sector and has expanded its commitment to this sector over the lastdecade,” said Dr. Adshead-Bell. “I believe the precious metals sector is at thebeginning of a multi-year uptrend and I am excited at the prospect of workingwith the focused and highly experienced Sprott investment team to deliveroutstanding returns for shareholders and clients.”

Prior to joining Sprott, Nicole’s career highlights encompassed a widevariety of roles, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of a Braziliangold producer, investment fund/corporate advisor, managing the research team ata precious metals equity fund, senior mining investment banker advising on over20 M&A transactions and participating in equity financings, sell-sideequity research analyst, and geology consulting/research. Her institutionalequity investor experience has honed an understanding of the varied drivers toachieve value-per-share appreciation. Nicole’s extensive on-site due diligence,assessing the technical, financial, social, political and environmental riskson more than 250 precious and base metals projects across six continents hasresulted in a first-hand appreciation of the spectrum of positive attributesand red flags. Nicole has a global network of institutional investors, companymanagement teams/boards, technical specialists and the sell-side. She holds aPh.D., First Class Honours Degree and a B.Sc, all in geology, from JamesCook University of North Queensland.

About Sprott

Sprott is an alternative asset manager and a global leader in preciousmetal and real asset investments. Through its subsidiaries in Canada, the USand Asia, Sprott is dedicated to providing investors with best-in-classinvestment strategies that include Exchange Listed Products, Lending, Managed Equitiesand Brokerage. Sprott is based in Toronto with offices in New York, Carlsbadand Vancouver. For more information, please visit www.sprott.com.

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