Board of Directors

Mr. Dushnisky is a Director and the Executive Chair of the Board. He joined the Board in October 2023, and served as Director of the predecessor company from June 2021 to October 2023.

Mr. Dushnisky served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. from 2018 to 2020. There he led the execution of the organization’s strategic priorities and oversaw a global portfolio of mining operations and projects in Africa, South America and Australia, along with exploration interests and investments in Canada and the USA. Prior to AngloGold Ashanti, Mr. Dushnisky had a sixteen-year career with Barrick Gold Corporation, ultimately as its President and a member of the Barrick board of directors. Prior to Barrick, Mr. Dushnisky held senior executive and board positions with a number of private and listed companies.

Mr. Dushnisky holds a B.Sc. (Hon.) degree from the University of Manitoba and M.Sc. and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association.

Among other industry and related associations, Mr. Dushnisky is past Chair of the World Gold Council and a former member of the Shanghai Gold Exchange Advisory Board, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) CEO Council and Accenture Global Mining Council.

Mr. Dushnisky is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the Toronto-based University Health Network (UHN) and a current member of the UHN Foundation Senate.

Dr. Yuan Gao is a director. He joined the Board in October 2023 and served as Director of former LAC from September 2019 to October 2023. He was the Vice Chairman of the board of Qinghai Taifeng Pulead Lithium-Energy Technology Co. Ltd, a leading producer of cathodes for lithium-ion batteries, from September 2019 to May 2023, having served as President and CEO from May 2014 to September 2019. Previously, Yuan served as Vice President at Molycorp Inc., and as Global Marketing Director and Technology Manager at FMC Corporation (USA). Yuan holds a BSc from the University of Science and Technology of China, and a PhD in Physics from the University of British Columbia. He has also completed Executive Education at The Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Brown is a director and joined the Board on October 3, 2023. He is a Fellow at the Lincy Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He joined UNLV following service in the Cabinet of Governor Sisolak of Nevada; first as Director of the Department of Business & Industry and then as Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Previously, Mr. Brown served as President of Barrick Gold North America, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation from 2015 to 2018 after serving in roles of increasing responsibility with Barrick since 1994. He is a former member of the executive committee of the U.S. National Mining Association and a past Chairman of the Nevada Mining Association. Mr. Brown holds an MBA from George Washington University. In 2023 Mr. Brown completed the Public Company Directors’ Consortium at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ms. Chubbs is a director. She joined the Board in October 2023, and served as Director at former LAC from June 2019 to October 2023. Ms. Chubbs served as the Chief Financial Officer of Eldorado Gold Corporation from 2011 to 2018. She joined Eldorado Gold Corporation in 2007 and led Treasury and Risk Management functions until accepting the Chief Financial Officer position. Prior to joining Eldorado Gold Corporation, Ms. Chubbs was a Senior Manager with PwC Canada. During her ten years at PwC Canada, she specialized in audit of public mining and technology companies. Ms. Chubbs started her career in her native Argentina, with experience divided between PwC Argentina and IBM. Ms. Chubbs holds dual degrees from the University of Buenos Aires, including a Certified Public Accountant bachelor’s degree, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Ms. Chubbs is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada. Ms. Chubbs also serves on the board of Royal Gold, Inc.

Mr. Evans is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and is also a director of the Company since October 2023. He was a Director of former LAC from June 2017 to October 2023, and served as its President from August of 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer from May of 2019 to October 2023. Mr. Evans has more than 20 years of operations and general management experience across businesses of various sizes and industry applications. Previously, he served as Vice President and General Manager for the Lithium Division at FMC Corporation (USA), and as the Chief Operating Officer of DiversiTech Corporation, a portfolio company of the private equity group, Permira. Mr. Evans has also held executive management roles at Arysta LifeScience, AMRI Corporation and General Electric. After earning a bachelor’s of science degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University, Mr. Evans served in the United States Army as an Armor/Cavalry officer. He subsequently earned a MSc from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Mr. Kirkman is GM’s nominee to the Board and has served as a Director of the Company since October 2023. He is currently the Deputy CFO at General Motors, leading the Corporate Development, GM Ventures and Treasury teams, having joined GM in January 2023. Prior to GM, he served in various corporate development roles at Tesla, Inc. from August 2016 to December 2023, including as the Head of Corporate Development, from September 2019 to December 2022. Mr. Kirkman has extensive M&A and investing experience gained during his time leading the corporate development teams of GM and Tesla, as well as previously as part of Apple Inc.’s corporate development team. He holds an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Bachelor of Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Ms. Magie joined the Board in October 2023, and served as a Director at Old LAC from June 2021 to October 2023. Ms. Magie served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Lundin Mining Corporation (leading diversified base metals producer) from October 2018 to September 2022, overseeing financial reporting, treasury, tax, and information technology (including cybersecurity). She joined Lundin in 2008, serving in various roles of increasing responsibility, including nine years as Vice President, Finance. With over 30 years of experience, Ms. Magie began her career with Ernst & Young and has held progressively more senior roles in public companies, with the last 20 years in the mining industry. Before joining Lundin, Ms. Magie was the Director of Corporate Compliance for LionOre Mining International Ltd. She has extensive experience in acquisitions and divestitures, public and private equity fundraising and public company reporting. Ms. Magie holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).

Mr. Montgomery joined the Board in October 2023. He brings extensive global experience in major capital projects. Over his 35-year career at BHP Group Limited and its predecessor organizations, Mr. Montgomery worked across various geographies and commodities, demonstrating expertise in leading assets and projects as well as senior corporate roles, including Global Head of Group Project Management and Vice President – Projects. Mr. Montgomery is a Professional Engineer and holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Business Management from Oxford Brookes University.