Peter Shearing Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Canada Rare Earth Corp.
Peter Shearing Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Canada Rare Earth Corp.
October 7, 2015
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada Rare Earth Corp. ("Canada Rare Earth" or the "Company") (TSX.V: LL ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Shearing as Chief Operating Officer of Canada Rare Earth.
Tracy A. Moore remarked, “Peter has a significant background in operations and engineering in North America, Europe, and Asia and has been a director of Canada Rare Earth since 2012. He is a director and the CEO of CEC Rare Earth Corp. (“REC”) whose assets Canada Rare Earth recently acquired under a previously announced transaction. The addition of the REC assets has significantly bolstered the Company’s strengths in the rare earth industry and we are pleased that Peter has decided to join the management team in our drive to establish a vertically integrated rare earth business including the design, build and operation of rare earth separation refineries.”
Peter Shearing’s background is summarized as follows: Peter has widespread international business experience in high tech and contract electronics manufacturing. He has held numerous senior executive positions in operational, technical and customer facing roles in companies such as Nortel and Breconridge Manufacturing. He served as an engineering officer in the Canadian Army, filling leadership and technical roles for over a decade. He continues to contribute technical and design leadership as Vice President of EchoTrack Inc., a privately held environmental monitoring technology company serving various industries including wind energy development. He earned his bachelor’s degree of engineering from the University of Western Ontario and his master’s degree of Engineering from the Royal Military College. Previously he conducted his work in the rare earth sector through REC as CEO and director.
Peter’s role going forward will be integral to the execution of Canada Rare Earth’s business plan including the development of the recently acquired REC assets and their integration with other aspects of the Company’s business.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CANADA RARE EARTH CORP:
Tracy A. Moore, CEO & President
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Contact Information:
Tracy A. Moore
CEO & President
(604) 638-8886
Website: www.canadarareearth.com