Mason Graphite Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Jean L'Heureux as Senior Director of Process Development effective February 1, 2013. Mr. Jean L'Heureux involved in the mining and processing of graphite for over 20 years with the Imerys Group in Quebec and in France. Since 2000, he has been the Product Manager, Refractory and Metallurgy for Timcal.

Mr. L'Heureux's main responsibilities in these various roles were: Optimization of natural graphite production, sales and inventories; Optimization of commercial products based on customers' specifications; Flow-sheet optimization at the Lac-des-Iles natural graphite mine in Quebec; Marketing and technical support to sales for refractory and metallurgy applications; Managing of all external natural graphite purchasing activities. Mason Graphite also announced the resignation of Mr. Benoit Moreau, who acted as company's President, Chief Operating Officer and Director. Mr. Moreau will focus all his time and efforts on another Forbes & Manhattan company, Copper One Inc., for which he acts as President and CEO.