First Phosphate Corp. (CSE:PHOS) revealed that world-renowned battery technology expert Isobel Sheldon OBE, the founder and principal consultant of Oakpolytech Limited, had joined the company’s advisory board.
Having amassed nearly 20 years of lithium-ion battery industry experience and familiarity with the global battery landscape, Sheldon will guide First Phosphate, which is focused on extracting and refining advanced phosphate material from its Saguenay, Quebec-based assets for the LFP battery industry.
Notably, Sheldon was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), an award from the British monarchy for long service to electric vehicle (EV) battery development. She was ranked 37 in OutAtWork’s Top 50 LGBT executives in the UK. Sheldon has held senior strategy, technical, business and executive roles with Britishvolt, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, Cummins Electrified Power and Johnson Matthey.
"Ms Sheldon is a great fit for our team as she is deeply committed to the development and sustainability of the battery industry and has years of experience in the field to guide us with in the next phases of our development," First Phosphate founder and CEO John Passalacqua.
"It is rare to meet individuals with such passion for their profession and, as such, Isobel adds a great splash of dynamism to our team along with her extensive global network of specialists."
First Phosphate holds over 1,500 square kilometers of total land claims in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec which it is actively developing. The properties consist of rare anorthosite igneous rock formation that generally yields high purity phosphate concentrate devoid of high concentrations of deleterious heavy metals.
"It is an honour to be a part of First Phosphate's commitment to the development of a critical piece of the LFP supply chain," said Sheldon.
"The establishment of domestic supply chains for the growing battery industry in the Western world is of critical importance to our economies to ensure that the megatrend in the de-carbonization of transportation is supplied in an efficient and environmentally responsible fashion."
First Phosphate's Bégin-Lamarche property is approximately 75 kilometers driving distance from the Port of Saguenay. The firm has a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Saguenay to secure deep-sea access to global markets and a valuable industrial port development footprint.
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