NextSource Materials Inc. announced the appointment of Jaco Crouse as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company as part of its global growth strategy. Mr. Crouse replaces Marc Johnson who has served as CFO since October 2015. Mr. Johnson will continue to provide consulting services to the Company to assist with the smooth transition of this role.

Mr. Crouse joins NextSource from the position of CFO and Executive Director of Amaroq Minerals and brings a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital and debt markets, financial reporting and the development and execution of business strategies. Mr. Crouse has over 20 years' experience in publicly listed natural resource companies. Mr. Crouse previously served as CFO at Metals Acquisition Corp, where he completed the purchase of the CSA copper mine in Australia from Glencore, and as CFO at Detour Gold Corporation.

Mr. Crouse was the former Chief Financial Officer at Triple Flag Precious Metals and worked at Barrick Gold Corporation in Toronto and in the Nickel Trading division at Glencore in Baar Switzerland. Mr. Crouse also held various positions within Xstrata plc between December 2002 to November 2013, including as General Manager of Business Optimisation in the Nickel Division. Mr. Crouse studied Accounting Sciences at the University of South Africa and is a qualified Chartered Accountant in Ontario (CPA) and South Africa (CA(SA)).

He is also a registered Financial Risk Manager (FRM).