M2i Global, Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Doug MacLellan, a seasoned international business executive to its Board of Directors, as an independent director and will chair the audit committee and compensation committees. Mr. MacLellan's key business career highlights include: + 30 years of public-company senior executive and board level international business experience; + Extensive experience in capital formation & capital markets for new and emerging technologies & companies; + Contemporary focus on the mining, recycling and securitization of strategic materials & critical elements; and. + Co-founder of a NASDAQ listed green battery metals miner & recycler company.

Mr. MacLellan, age 68, holds over 30 years of senior level international executive business experience primarily in the natural resources, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, software, consumer products and IT industries. MacLellan has been a catalyst for the development and financing of global businesses in the United States and in the countries of: Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Hungary, India, Korea, Madagascar, Vietnam and Russia. From October 2017 to February 2022 Mr. MacLellan was an independent director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of American Battery Technology Company (ABAT).

From November 2009 to December 2017 Mr. MacLellan was an independent director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (CNET) a media development, advertising and communications company. Mr. MacLellan also served as president and chief executive officer for the MacLellan Group, an international financial advisory firm from March 1992 through January 2016. From September 1992 through April 2014, Mr. MacLellan held various Board positions and was Chairman and chief executive officer at Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

(RXPC), a vertically integrated specialty pharmaceutical company. From August 2005 to May 2009, Mr. MacLellan was co-founder and vice chairman at Ocean Smart, Inc., a Canadian based aquaculture company. From February 2002 to September 2006, Mr. MacLellan served as chairman and cofounder at Broadband Access MarketSpace Ltd., a China based IT advisory firm, and was also co-founder at Datalex Corp., a software and IT company specializing in mainframe applications, from February 1997 to May 2002.

Mr. MacLellan was educated at the University of Southern California in economics and international relations.