Maciej Jastrzebski joined Li-Metal in 2018 as co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, assuming the role of Chief Technology Officer in May 2023. With 15 years of experience, Mr. Jastrzebski has worked in technology development, project engineering, IP protection and technology commercialization with Hatch Ltd., Barrick Gold Corporation, AuTec and Li-Metal. A natural innovator, Maciej is a named inventor on 15 patent families in a variety of fields and the author of a number of technical publications. Mr. Jastrzebski is a professional engineer and holds a Bachelor degree of Applied Science and a Master degree of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto.