NGEx Minerals has elected Alessandro Bitelli to the Company's Board of Directors at the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 27, 2023. Mr. Bitelli brings extensive expertise to the Board as a Chartered Professional Accountant of British Columbia, with a career spanning over 40 years in the mining industry and public accounting. Throughout his career, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") in multiple public companies and has been an integral part of the senior management teams of various Lundin Group of Companies from 2007 to 2023.

Most recently, Mr. Bitelli served as CFO of Lundin Gold Inc. Additionally, and most notably, he served as CFO for Red Back Mining Inc., from 2007 to 2010, which was acquired by Kinross for an impressive $9.2 billion in 2010. Mr. Bitelli also serves as a non-executive director on various other publicly listed companies. Mr. Bitelli replaces Mr. David Mullen, who did not stand for re-election.