Weekly Update From ECPN Board Chairman Doug Sanders
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
What a year this has been. Since being elected as your Chairman, we’ve had a laser focus on production and profitability and it is beginning to pay off. As I’ve shared in previous Updates, we have multiple NDAs in place and continue to work through due diligence, proposals, site visits by potential partners, and securing the asset value of El Capitan. I have talked with dozens of shareholders who have all expressed their thanks for both the ramped up communications and the work in progress, on multiple fronts, toward profitability.
I hope you’ve come to know that I’m not a guy who’s big on hype… and I will always put facts first and be responsible and respectful related to what’s going on and where we’re headed. That said, we’re headed (in my opinion) in a very good direction, building some momentum in terms of interest from both potential partners and buyers for our products. I’m not sure I’d say we’ve ‘hit our stride’ yet… but we are certainly on more solid footing than we were a year ago. And moving in the right direction.
There is still lots and lots of work to do… but there may — finally — be some light at the end of this very long tunnel we’ve been in. Stay tuned for updates in these Weekly Updates, posts to the ECPN site, and News Releases when we have material information to report.
I am grateful for the support I’ve received from shareholders this past year and for the time and expertise of the team of advisors that I’ve put together to help navigate a path forward. You have my commitment that I will do everything in my power to make 2022 a year that we will be able to point to as “the year” — the pivot-point, the game-changer, the year we turned the tables and forged a plan for profitability.
Happy New Year to all,
Doug
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