Cotec Holdings Corp. announced that Mr. Tom Albanese has been appointed Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Albanese previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto plc from 2007 to 2013 and as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Vedanta Resources plc and Vedanta Limited from 2014 to 2017. He currently serves as Lead Independent Director of Nevada Copper Corp. and as non-executive director of Franco-Nevada Corporation.