Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. announce the appointment of Mr. Jason LeBlanc to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. LeBlanc has over 20 years of financial, business and capital markets experience in the mining industry. Most recently, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Yamana Gold Inc. from 2017 to 2023, following successively senior roles with Yamana since 2006 that included debt and equity raises totaling over $2 billion and extensive M&A and other corporate transactions totaling over $15 billion.

Mr. LeBlanc holds a Master of Finance degree from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Windsor. He also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. The Board of Directors now consists of six members being Charles Riopel, Keith Morrison, John Hick, William O'Reilly, Don Newberry and Jason LeBlanc.