TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 15, 2015) - Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX:QRM) ("Quest") is pleased to announce the appointments of Alain Wilson as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and of Julie Masse as Vice President, Communications. Alain and Julie join Executive Vice President Dirk Naumann, Vice President Project Development and Environment Christen Audet, and Vice President and Comptroller Mark Schneiderman, as Quest continues to build its team reflecting progress in the activities of the Company.
Pierre Lortie, Quest's Executive Chairman said "these positions bring crucial added focus to the management team working to efficiently achieve its corporate goal to be a significant participant in the global rare earth material supply chain.
Alain Wilson brings a wealth of expertise in finance and business in heavy process mining and metals industries. He has been a consultant to Quest since July 2013 and is thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the Quest project. He is a key member of the team.
Julie Masse has extensive experience overseeing communications and public relations strategies for global organizations, which makes her particularly well suited to communicate corporate objectives and achievements, in a transparent manner, as we enter critical phases of the project development. "
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ABOUT QUEST
Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. ("Quest") is a Canadian-based company which aims to become an integrated producer of rare earth metal oxides, and to be a significant participant in the rare earth material supply chain. Quest is led by a management team with a depth of experience in chemical and metallurgical processing. Quest is focused on the establishment of major hydrometallurgical and refining facilities to separate and produce strategically critical rare earth metal oxides in Bécancour, Québec. These industrial facilities will process the mineral concentrates extracted from its Strange Lake mining properties in northern Québec and recycle lamp phosphors utilizing Quest's efficient and eco-friendly selective thermal sulphating process.