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Champion Electric Announces Management Change

Management Changes

Champion Electric Announces Management

Change

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 22, 2025) -

Champion Electric Metals Inc.

(CSE:

LTHM) (OTC Pink: CHELF) (FSE: 1QB0) ("

Champion Electric

" or the "

Company

") announces that,

effective immediately, President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") Jonathan Buick has stepped down

from his position for health reasons. Jonathan will remain a member of the Company's Board of

Directors.

The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed Nicholas Konkin as Interim President

and CEO, effective immediately, ensuring continuity during this transition.

Director Patrick Highsmith commented: "Jonathan's tenacity and leadership have been instrumental

since Champion's earliest days. He successfully navigated challenging market conditions by pivoting the

Company to a new commodity and securing a major lithium project in a tier one jurisdiction, hence

positioning the Company for its next phase of growth. On behalf of the Board, we sincerely thank him for

his contributions and wish him the very best in his recovery."

Nicholas Konkin brings to Champion Electric over 15 years of capital markets and corporate

development experience, with a track record of guiding private and public companies in the resource

sector. He was part of the team that took Champion Electric public and currently serves as Director of

Capital Markets at Grove Corporate Services.

Mr. Konkin stated: "Champion has strong underlying assets and a highly capable board. My immediate

priority will be to strengthen the Company's foundation, and ensure it is properly structured to capitalize

on the coming metals bull market. Jonathan has been a mentor and a friend, and I join the Board in

wishing him a full and speedy recovery."

About Champion Electric Metals Inc.

Champion Electric is a discovery-focused exploration company that is committed to advancing its highly

prospective lithium properties in Quebec, Canada and cobalt properties in Idaho, United States. In

addition, the Company owns the Baner gold project in Idaho County (optioned to Legacy Gold Mines

Ltd) and the Champagne polymetallic project in Butte County near Arco, Idaho. The Company's shares

trade on the CSE under the trading symbol "LTHM", on the OTCQB under the trading symbol "CHELF",

and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "1QB0". Champion Electric strives to be a

responsible environmental steward, stakeholder, and contributing citizen to the local communities where

it operates, taking its social license seriously, employing local community members and service

providers at its operations whenever possible.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF CHAMPION ELECTRIC

"Patrick Highsmith"

Patrick Highsmith, Director

To learn more, please visit the Company's SEDAR profile at

www.sedarplus.ca

or the Company's

corporate website at

www.champem.com

.

For further information, please contact:

Phone: (+1) 416-744-9998

Email:

[email protected]

THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF

AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY OFFER,

SALE, OR SOLICITATION OF SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH SUCH

OFFER, SALE, OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

Cautionary Statements

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its regulation services provider has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the adequacy or

accuracy of this press release. This press release may include forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation,

concerning the business of the Company. Forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by

management of the Company, including closing of the Transactions and the prospectivity of the Projects for lithium. Although the Company

believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based on are reasonable, undue reliance should not

be placed on the forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking

statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to

update publicly any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as

required by applicable securities laws.

The Projects are at an early stage of exploration, and the Company cautions that the qualified persons who have reviewed and approved this news

release have not verified scientific or technical information produced by third parties.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/263592