With a background in chemistry, Mr. Oliver began working at Greenbushes, Western Australia, for Sons of Gwalia, a mining company, in May 2003. After Sons of Gwalia went into administration in 2004, Mr. Oliver was hired by Talison Lithium Limited ( Talison ), a mining company, where he served as General Manager of Talison s Greenbushes and Wodgina Mines and as Talison s COO, until Mr. Oliver was appointed as the CEO/Managing director. As Talison s CEO/Managing director, Mr. Oliver led the listing of Talison on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX ) in September 2010. Mr. Oliver guided Talison through its acquisition in 2013 by Tianqi Lithium Corporation ( Tianqi ). He then served as a corporate adviser to Tianqi, focusing on M&A opportunities and global expansion, including advising on the sale of 49% of Talison to Albermarle Corp. and the acquisition of 24% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., as well as significant expansions of Talison s Greenbushes lithium concentrate production. Mr. Oliver also was a founding member of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tianqi, which was established to build a major Lithium Hydroxide manufacturing facility in Western Australia. Until June 2021, Mr. Oliver remained as a director of Talison, a joint venture between Tianqi and Albemarle Corp. In September 2022, Mr. Oliver was appointed to the Board of Latin Resources, a lithium exploration company in Australia. Mr. Oliver was appointed to the role of Executive Director of Latin Resources in 2024 and helped lead the successful acquisition of Latin Resources by Pilbara Minerals LTD (ASX: PLS) in March 2025. Mr. Oliver s qualification to serve on our Board is based upon his decades of senior leadership and executive positions with companies in the mining and minerals processing sectors.