Currently, John J. Pollesel holds the position of Chairman at Electra Battery Materials Corp. and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Boreal Agrominerals, Inc.

He is also on the board of North American Construction Group, Inc., North American Construction Group Ltd. and 9949941 Canada, Inc.

He previously occupied the position of Chief Executive Officer for Morris Group Ltd., Chief Financial Officer of Compañía Minera Antamina SA, Senior Vice President-Mining at Finning (Canada), Inc. and COO-North Atlantic Operations at Vale Ltd. (Canada).

He received an undergraduate degree from The University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Laurentian.