Independent Committees: None Our director since: New Director Nominee Qualifications: The Board nominated Ms. Smith due to her extensive experience in sustainability, environmental stewardship, community engagement, government relations and corporate affairs, developed throughout her career including more than a decade as a senior executive of a major publicly traded Canadian resource company. In addition, the Board considered her experience as an entrepreneur and her leadership role as a public company independent director and committee chair. Business Experience: Ms. Smith served as Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs of Teck Resources Limited ( Teck ), a Canadian mining company dual-listed on the TSX and NYSE with global operations, from 2012 until 2022, and subsequently as Senior Vice President and Advisor to the President and CEO from 2022 until her retirement in March 2023. During her tenure at Teck, Ms. Smith held global responsibility for government relations, strategic and crisis communications, external stakeholder engagement, health and safety, environmental stewardship, community engagement and social performance. She played a key role in shaping the company s sustainability strategy and associated investor-facing disclosure. Prior to joining Teck, Ms. Smith served as Managing Partner of the Vancouver and Victoria offices of NATIONAL Public Relations Inc., a Canadian public affairs agency, from 2001 to 2010, following its acquisition of Labrador Communications Ltd., a public affairs company which Ms. Smith co-founded in 1993. Since 2018, Ms. Smith has served as a member of the board of directors of Aritzia Inc., a leading Canadian fashion retailer and design house listed on the TSX with locations across North America, where she is the chair of the compensation and nominating committee and a member of the audit committee. Ms. Smith is 64 years old and resides in British Columbia, Canada. Other U.S. Public Company Board Service Within Last Five Years: None.