Ucore Rare Metals Inc. announced appointments to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Patrick Ryan has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is the founder of Neocon International. From its North American base of operations, Mr. Steven Meister has been appointed as a member of the Ucore Board of Directors. Mr. Meister is Director of Client Development and Delivery with Williams Engineering Canada Ltd. As a member of the senior leadership team at Williams, his key responsibilities include managing the Northern Canada Operating Region, as well as directing business development and project management. Mr. Meister has over 25 years of management and business development. The company notes that Mr. Jos De Smedt has resigned from the Board to pursue other business interests, remaining with Ucore in a consulting and advisory capacity for an initial term of 12 months.