Edison Cobalt Corp. announced the appointment of Neil Pettigrew, M.Sc., P.Geo. to the position of President and CEO replacing Jeffrey Cocks.

Edison Cobalt thanks Mr. Cocks for his service as President and CEO. Mr. Cocks will continue to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. Pettigrew brings over 15 years of experience in the mineral exploration Industry including significant experience exploring for battery metals, having worked in lithium, cobalt and nickel exploration.

He has a long history in northeast Ontario's Cobalt camp having first worked there in 2004. Mr. Pettigrew is also a founding partner of Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation of Thunder Bay, Ontario, a full-service mineral exploration consulting firm providing geological services to both publicly traded and privately-held companies. Mr. Pettigrew originally joined the company as a director in April 2017 and then as Vice President of Exploration in December 2017.