North American Nickel Inc. announced that Mr. Richard Mark has resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company. Mr. Mark will not stand for re-election as a director at the July 9, 2014 annual general meeting of shareholders. On an interim basis, Mark Fedikow, PhD and P.Geo; will take-on the CEO role in addition to his responsibilities as President.

Douglas Ford, an independent director, has been appointed as Non-executive Chairman.