07:50 AM EDT, 09/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Electra Battery Materials Corporation ( ELBM ) announced Tuesday the nomination of Jody Thomas to its board of directors.

The company said Thomas will stand for election to the board of directors at Electra's annual general and special meeting of shareholders, scheduled for Oct. 15.

Thomas has a "distinguished track record" of public service and leadership in Canada's national security and defense sectors, said the company.

Most recently, she served as National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada. Before that, she held senior leadership roles as Deputy Minister of National Defence and Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard.

"As we execute on our critical minerals strategy and supply chain development plans, the insights she brings from decades at the highest levels of national defense and intelligence will be invaluable," said Electra's chief executive officer Trent Mell. "Her expertise in risk management, security, and federal operations directly aligns with our mission to build a resilient, domestic supply chain for electric vehicle batteries in North America."