Ucore adds engineering strength to board with chairman, director picks

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. Nov. 22 announced the appointment of Patrick Ryan as chairman of its board of directors.

He is the founder of Neocon International, a Nova Scotia-based plastics manufacturing company that serves as a tier one supplier to leading automotive enterprises such as Toyota, Nissan and General Motors.

Since Neocon's inception in 1993, Ryan has been the company's strategic architect,...