NEWS New Millennium Iron Corp. ("NML" or the "Corporation") (TSX:NML) announced today that Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd ("TSMC"), in which NML has a 20% interest, has appointed Mr. Gino Lévesque as Senior Vice President, Projects and Logistics, reporting to Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Managing Director and CEO of TSMC.
Born in Sept-Îles, Mr. Lévesque has strong ties to the community. After starting his career at General Motors in Broisbriand, Québec, followed by four years in the steel industry with Sidbec-Dosco at Contrecoeur, Mr. Lévesque participated actively in the successful start-up of Phase 1 Alouette Aluminum at Sept-Îles. He then spent several years in the forestry industry before returning to Sept-Îles in 2008 as Vice President and General Manager at Wabush Mines with responsibility for the pellet plant, material handling and shipping at Pointe-Noire as well as for the Scully Mine in Labrador. He later became Vice President Eastern Canada Iron Ore for Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
In February 2012, Mr. Lévesque left Cliffs to become Vice President Operations, Containerboard and Boxboard at Norampac, a division of Cascades Inc.
"NML is very pleased that Gino has returned to iron ore mining with TSMC", said Dean Journeaux, President and Chief Executive Officer of NML. "He is a strong and experienced leader whose knowledge of iron ore projects and operations in the Labrador Trough, along with pelletizing, materials handling, and shipping at Pointe-Noire, will contribute significantly to the delivery of our projects."
Mr. Lévesque holds a Bachelor in engineering from ÉTS - École de technologie supérieure de Montréal, and an MBA from UQAM - Université de Québec à Montréal. He is also a graduate of the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.