Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. announced the appointment of Bernard Perron to the position of Chief Operating Officer, effective January 17, 2022. Mr. Perron will oversee Nouveau Monde's engineering, procurement, construction, operations, as well as environmental, health and safety (“EH&S”) management for its integrated mine-to-battery-material business model. A senior executive with over 25 years of experience in the energy infrastructure sector, Perron has successfully completed over $8 billion in projects in the last ten years with EH&S performance.

Prior to joining Nouveau Monde, Mr. Perron acted as Senior Vice President, Project Development & Operations Services, at Inter Pipeline Ltd.