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title: "Giga Metals appoints Steven Latimer to board as independent director"
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description: "Giga Metals appointed Steven Latimer as an independent director effective July 8, 2026. Latimer, currently managing director at Bacchus Capital, brings extensive mining and investment banking experience. Giga granted him 550,000 stock options exercisable at $0.10 over five years, with one-quarter vesting immediately."
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# Giga Metals appoints Steven Latimer to board as independent director

-   Giga Metals appointed Steven Latimer as an independent director, effective July 8, 2026. \* Latimer is managing director, head of North America at Bacchus Capital, a London-based mining-focused investment and merchant bank. \* He previously served as interim CEO and director of BG Gold, non-executive chairman of Alta Copper, head of Canadian investment banking at Jefferies. \* Giga granted Latimer 550,000 stock options exercisable at $0.10 for five years; one-quarter vested immediately, with annual vesting thereafter. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Giga Metals Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via GlobeNewswire (Ref. ID: 202607081615PRIMZONEFULLFEED9759228) on July 08, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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