Andrew Bowering is a venture capitalist with over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration and development across the Americas. He co-founded Millennial Lithium Corp., acquired by Lithium Americas Corp. in 2022 for C$491 million, and also served as an Executive Advisor and Director of Prime Mining Corp., which was recently acquired by Torex Gold for approximately C$449 million. Throughout his career, he has founded, funded, and managed numerous precious, base, and industrial metals companies, raising hundreds of millions in equity financings. He currently serves as Chairman of Apollo Silver Corp., Interim CEO of United Lithium Corp, and Director of NexGold.

Mr. Binninger is a chemical engineer who brings a wealth of experience in senior management, as well as operating and board roles during a career spanning more than 40 years. Ben has held several high-profile roles in a variety of sectors, including mining, chemicals, energy, materials, environmental and advanced technologies. He has direct experience in lithium and related minerals, having been CEO of Potash Minerals and a member of the advisory Board of Millennial Lithium. Ben has also created sophisticated process and services companies for global leaders such as Rio Tinto, Hercules and ARCO. He provides key strategic advice as development of the company’s lithium and uranium projects continue to evolve and be further de-risked as the need for critical minerals becomes more widely recognized. Ben taught international business management at UCLA. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he attended on a Teagle Foundation Fellowship, and has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Manhattan University.

Mr. Tsakumis brings over 30 years of comprehensive capital markets and mining experience with companies listed on major global stock exchanges. He has covered several stages of the mining process from initial exploration to mine development and production. Additionally, his expertise also includes corporate governance, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate communications, while fostering strong relationships within the investment community. Formerly, he was the Vice President of Investor Relations for Prime Mining Corp., Belcarra Group, Alio Gold/Timmins Gold, and Orko Silver.

Dr. Laurence Stefan, has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry (exploration, development, mining, processing and marketing), serving as managing director in Peru since 2007. Dr. Stefan was the founder of Plateau Energy Metals prior to their acquisition by the Company, and previously worked at Gold Fields of South Africa and JCI Pty. Ltd., where he was involved in the beneficiation of a wide variety of solid metal/non-metal commodities. He has vast experience covering over 100 projects on six continents and led the discovery team for the Falchani lithium project.

Ms. Tornquist, M.Eng., MBA, benefiting from many years of experience in the mining industry, serves currently as President, CEO, and director of Kodiak Copper Corp. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President of Business Development at Sandstorm Gold, a gold streaming and royalty company. Additionally, she worked for nine years at Rio Tinto, as general manager in strategy, business evaluation, M&A and business development. In her various senior management roles at the world’s second largest mining multinational, she developed considerable expertise in assessing and evaluating the financial merits of large-scale mineral development projects across a variety of commodities including lithium. Ms. Tornquist is also a director of Silver One Resources and is a former director of Kennady Diamonds, which was acquired by Mountain Province. Additionally, she has worked as a consultant to Western Potash, which was acquired by China National Offshore Oil Corp. Ms. Tornquist holds a Master’s degree in engineering and Master’s degree in business administration.

Ms. Sellers is an experienced governance professional with more than 14 years of experience in corporate and securities law. Currently, she is Vice President Commercial and Compliance and Corporate Secretary for Apollo Silver Corp. and Vice President Compliance and Corporate Secretary for NordX Metals Corp. Most recently, she held the role of Vice President Compliance and Corporate Secretary at Maple Gold Mines Ltd. and previous to that she was Corporate Secretary at two publicly traded companies listed in Canada and the United States. Rona holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University and an LLB (Honours) from City, University of London School of Law.

Mr. Singh is a seasoned mining professional with over 15 years of experience spanning exploration, project evaluation, corporate development, and investment analysis. His career combines technical mining expertise with capital markets experience, providing an integrated perspective across the full project lifecycle, from early stage discovery through feasibility, financing, and development. Mr. Singh currently serves as Vice President, Corporate Development of West Point Gold and has held senior roles with Outcrop Silver, Apollo Silver, and Magna Gold. He previously served as a sell side mining analyst at a boutique mining focused investment bank and has played a key role in several notable industry transactions, including Newmont’s US$311 million acquisition of GT Gold and the strategic transformation of West Red Lake Gold Mines, which included the acquisition of the Madsen Mine. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto.