Bearing Lithium Corp. announced that, effective March 31, 2020, Ryan Smith has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Ray Baterina has been appointed as Corporate Secretary as the Company. Ryan Smith brings more than 12 years of financial experience.

Most recently, Mr. Smith served as a senior account manager for First Calgary Financial, where he managed a $250 million commercial real estate portfolio. During his eight-year banking tenure, Mr. Smith held senior roles in retail, wealth management and small business divisions. Ray Baterina has over 20 years of experience in administrative and corporate services ranging from provincial government to publicly traded companies and private companies.

Starting a career in Financial Services with the Ministry of Transportation of BC, Mr. Baterina was responsible for external agreements in accounts receivable, financial analysis and management of budgets. He was then instrumental in coordinating and establishing the head office of GBS Gold International Inc., a publicly traded junior mining and exploration company.