Nemaska names new chairperson

Canada’s Nemaska Lithium has appointed Jacques Mallette as chairperson of the board to guide the company’s management in its efforts to carry out the restructuring under way under the creditor protection entered into last month. Mallette, who has acted as a director of the corporation since March 8 last year, was the CEO of a major company between 2007 and 2009, during which time the company sought protection from its creditors in Canada and the US.