CDN Maverick Capital Corp. announced a change to its board by appointing Simon D. Studer as additional director of the company. Mr. Studer will also assume the role of president and chief operating officer.

As part of the founding team of Maverick, Mr. Studer will report directly to executive chairman Sandy MacDougall and work alongside chief executive officer Adam Cegielski in continuing to effectively implement the company's strategic vision. Mr. Studer holds a master's degree in earth and energy resource leadership from Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. He brings relevant international expertise in the exploration business to the company having worked on numerous lithium, copper and gold exploration and development projects in North and South America and being fluent in German, English and Spanish.