Electra Battery Materials Corporation announced the appointment of Racanelli as Director of Investor Relations with a major multinational leader in the mining and refining of nickel and cobalt from lateritic ores. Mr. Racanelli has more than 20 years of investor relations, marketing and corporate communications experience. Previously, he led the Resources, Commodities and Industrials Practice of Canada's larger capital markets advisory firm, providing strategic capital markets counsel to senior management at assorted small and mid-cap companies.

Over the years, Mr. Racanelli has led the communication efforts for complex financial transactions, helped five companies go public, scheduled more than 500 road show meetings and established strong relations with buy-side and sell-side contacts around the world. He is a frequent speaker on IR issues and topics.