BERWYN, PA / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / Chilean Cobalt Corp. (OTCQB:COBA) ("Chilean Cobalt" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ash Lazenby to its Board of Directors. Ash is an experienced critical minerals trader, battery supply chain investor, and strategic advisor.
This Board appointment further strengthens Chilean Cobalt's leadership team as the Company advances its strategic focus on becoming a key player in the battery and specialty alloys supply chain in the Americas. Ash's extensive commercial experience, deep industry relationships, and track record of executing high-impact transactions across the cobalt and broader critical minerals markets position him to provide strategic insights and connections as the Company progresses its project development goals at La Cobaltera and evaluates broader growth opportunities.
For the past eight years Ash was at Glencore, initially in Switzerland across finance and global cobalt trading functions, and then in New York as a senior critical minerals trader running the North American cobalt business and expanding the lithium portfolio. Ash's role spanned spot trading, long term structured contracts, and strategic investments into key battery supply chain players. Ash originated, executed, and maintained various key Glencore trading partnerships including Tesla and General Motors.
Ash was previously a natural resources sector sell side analyst, covering small caps through to the major diversified miners. Prior to this he was an investment banker, raising capital and executing M&A for resources companies.
Ash holds a Master of Physics from Oxford University.
About Chilean Cobalt Corp.
Chilean Cobalt Corp. is a US-based and US-listed critical minerals exploration and development company focused on the La Cobaltera cobalt-copper project in northern Chile, one of the world's few primary cobalt districts. Chilean Cobalt is committed to creating ecological and social value for all stakeholders; economic value for Chile and the Chilean communities in which it operates; and financial value for its shareholders.
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CONTACTS:
Chilean Cobalt Corp.
Duncan T. Blount
Chairman & CEO
Duncan.Blount@chileancobaltcorp.com
SOURCE: Chilean Cobalt Corp.
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