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Maciej Jastrzebski, Co-Founder, CEO and Director

Maciej Jastrzebski joined Li-Metal in 2018 as co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. 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.

Kunal Phalpher, President

Kunal Phalpher joined Li-Metal in 2022 as President. Prior to joining Li-Metal, Mr. Phalpher served as Chief Strategy Officer of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., a leading lithium-ion battery recycler based in Toronto, where he led strategic planning and corporate development, and oversaw the company's global customer base and commercial development strategy. During his time at Li-Cycle, he played an instrumental role in guiding the company from a start-up through a rapid growth phase and its transition to a U.S. publicly traded company, previously holding the title of Chief Commercial Officer at the company. Prior to Li-Cycle, Mr. Phalpher held several roles in the renewable energy and energy storage space, both in North America and Europe, with a strong focus on strategy and business development. Mr. Phalpher has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto).
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Dean Frankel, Chief Commercial Officer

Dean Frankel joined Li-Metal in 2021 as Chief Commercial Officer, bringing with him nine years of experience in the advanced battery industry as a business leader, consultant and market analyst. Prior to this, Mr. Frankel held various roles in the battery sector including business development at Solid Power, lead analyst for the energy storage research practice at Lux Research and sales and marketing at Voltaiq. He has supported due diligence for over US$7 billion in energy storage acquisitions and investments and he is a value-chain expert from raw materials to end-product applications. Mr. Frankel holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Energy & Environmental Systems from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Carlos Pinglo, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Carlos Pinglo holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at Li-Metal. He is an economist with over 25 years of senior management experience, working with both private and publicly listed companies in corporate finance, strategic planning, financial reporting, turnarounds and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Li-Metal, Mr. Pinglo held a variety of roles in the metals and mining industry, including Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary at AbraSilver Resource Corp., the Chief Financial Officer at Adriana Resources Corp., Carpathian Gold Inc., First Bauxite Corp. and Medoro Resources, the Controller of both Silver Eagle Mines Inc. and Excellon Resources, and as a member of the board of directors at MinerosNacionales SA.

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Keshav Kochhar, Chief Operating Officer

Keshav Kochhar joined Li-Metal in 2021 as General Manager, Operations and Capital Projects, overseeing the budget, managing buildouts, commissioning of new facilities and capital projects, planning and strategy and managing overall operations. Prior to this, Mr. Kochhar held the role of CEO and Co-Founder of Lacero Solutions, a cleantech firm focused on the safe destruction and recycling of airbags. Under Mr. Kochhar’s guidance, Lacero Solutions has safely destroyed 300,000 airbags and recovered 725,000 lbs of recyclable material to date. He has over eight years of industry experience working in various chemical industries, beginning his career as a field engineer at Howe Sound Pulp & Paper, where he was involved in identifying bottlenecks in the plant and increasing daily throughput. Following this role, Mr. Kochhar moved to PeroxyChem leading many safety and process improvement projects to help reduce production costs. He has led and been involved with design and execution of projects for various plant optimization initiatives totaling ~$15 million. Mr. Kochhar holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

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