VANCOUVER,
May 8, 2013 /CNW/ - PURE Energy
Minerals Inc. (``PURE Energy`` or ``TSXV.PE``), is pleased to
announced the appointment of Mr. Michael
Liddle as the newest member of its Board of Directors. As a
proven veteran of the North American technology industry, Mr.
Liddle brings a 30 year executive portfolio to the PURE Energy
board. Executive management experience includes all aspects of;
research, development and commercialization, as well as public
company management and operations and venture capital corporate
finance. Mr. Liddle's past successes within both consumer, and
commercial markets span across a broad spectrum of innovation based
sectors, from; energy storage innovations and wireless
semi-conductors, to set-top boxes, internet service providers and
web based construction companies.
Currently, Mr. Liddle is the President and CEO
of Pathion, Inc., an advanced energy storage technology company
based in Los Gatos, California
USA. Mr. Liddle is also a founding member and Managing Director of
Evergreen Transaction Partners, LLC ("Evergreen"), an advisory firm
that provides venture capital fund-raising and strategic
partnership services to emerging innovation companies and
development projects. Leveraging over 10 years of success as a
Managing Partner of Emerging Technology Partners, Mr. Liddle has
advised and raised capital for more than 120 early stage technology
companies, the majority of which has completed either a successful
public offering, or a profitable sale.
Prior to co-founding Evergreen, Mr. Liddle was
CEO of Home Director, Inc., a public company, which was a leader in
the structured wiring and technology markets for new home
construction. In operation for more than 12 years, Home Director,
Inc., customers included many of the top home builders and property
developers in the United States.
Mr. Liddle has also held a Series 7 license as a managing partner
of a boutique investment bank, and a degree in Economics from the
prestigious University of
California.
"I would like to welcome Mr. Liddle to the Board
of Pure Energy Minerals. With past successes in both private and
public markets, a strong network in the Venture Capital and Private
Equity Market Industry in the Bay Area financial community, and
experience in the energy storage sector, Mr. Liddle will be a
valuable asset for the PURE Energy team, moving forward. Mike's
addition to the PURE Energy board is an important step in the
transition of The Company into a hybrid lithium mineral processing
technologies and resource exploration Company" commented,
Jason Dussault, Pure Energy Chief
Executive Officer.
Pure Energy Minerals Limited
On behalf of the Board
Jason Dussault
Chief Executive Officer
About Pathion Inc.
Pathion, Inc. is an energy storage innovation
company headquartered in Los Gatos,
CA, specializing in the development and commercialization of
their "Advanced Energy Cell" (ACE) technologies. ACE consists of a
set of unique power storage innovations for improving the energy
density, output, longevity, thermal threshold and stability of
traditional lithium batteries. The ACE technology project was
designed as an industrial replacement for traditional and portable
and stationary energy devices and power sources. Pathion, Inc. has
acquired the rights to certain advanced materials developed in the
process of research and development for the ACE project at the
esteemed Los Alamos National Laboratory under a Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement. Under the terms of the License
Agreement, the Company has joint ownership of the underlying
research and the exclusive rights for the commercial development,
manufacture, use and sale of the technology, and advanced materials
therein. Pathion is thus uniquely positioned to provide critical
power technology for a broad array of devices that fundamentally
change the way they operate and their cost of operation.
About Pure Energy
Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. (V.PE) is an
innovative hybrid lithium exploration and technology development
company based in Vancouver, British
Columbia. PURE is currently engaged in the acquisition of
innovative and advanced lithium mineral processing technologies to
develop in conjunction with prospective lithium mineral
properties. Currently, Pure Energy is focused on advancing
their flagship lithium mining project, the Alkali Flats Project in
the prolific mining district of Esmeralda
County Nevada. The project represents an approximately
7000acre claim block in proximity to the only U.S. based lithium
brine production plant, the Silver Peak plant operated by Rockwood
Lithium, Inc. which has been in production since 1967.
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