Surge Battery Metals Inc. announce that Iain Scarr has joined the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Scarr has a BSc in geology from California State University and an MBA from the University of Southern California. During a 29-year tenure with Rio Tinto, including his latest position as Commercial Director and VP Exploration, Industrial Minerals Division, Mr. Scarr was responsible for multiple mineral discoveries in North and South America and Africa.

Under that title he worked on initial testing and commercialization activities for the Jadar lithium-borosilicate resource in Serbia. Following his work with Rio Tinto, Mr. Scarr founded IMEX Consultants, an industrial minerals consultancy that operates across the entire value chain, from mineral exploration to mine and refinery development and commercialization specializing in lithium, boron, potash, and sodium alkali resources. In recent years, Iain held a senior role with Lithium One Inc., where he was responsible for bringing the Sal de Vida lithium brine project in Argentina through feasibility, a project subsequently merged with Orocobre Limited.

He participated in the development of the Rincon Lithium Project with Enirgi Group Corp. (subsequently acquired by Rio Tinto for $825 million). His third lithium success came in the role of Director and V.P. Exploration for Millennial Lithium Corp.

which resulted in the sale of the Pastos Grandes Lithium Project to Lithium Americas Corp. for $400 million.