Elevra Lithium ELVR

Allan Buckler has served on the Sayona board since August 2013. Mr. Buckler is a member of both Sayona's Audit and Risk Committee and Sayona's Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Mr. Buckler currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Morella Corporation Limited. He also previously served as Non-Executive Director of Interra Resources Limited. Mr. Buckler has over 55 years' experience in the mining industry and has been directly responsible for the commercialization of several projects from resource identification through to production in Australia and Indonesia. Mr. Buckler holds a Certificate in Mine Surveying and Mining, First Class Mine Managers Certificate and Mine Surveyor Certificate from the Queensland Government's Department of Mines.

Laurie Lefcourt has served on the Sayona board since October 2024. Shortly after her appointment, she was appointed as Chair of Sayona's Audit and Risk Committee and a member of Sayona's Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Ms. Lefcourt holds a bachelor's degree in finance and administration, is a fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (FCA) as well as a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). Ms. Lefcourt's career spans more than 30 years, during which she has built an impressive portfolio of leadership positions across various sectors, including resources, energy, transportation, and government. Her extensive experience in finance, governance, and project management is well-aligned with Sayona Mining's current and future objectives. Laurie's expertise has been critical in supporting organizations through periods of significant change and growth. Ms. Lefcourt's career began at Ernst & Young in Canada, where she gained her Chartered Accountant (CA) qualifications. Upon relocating to Australia, she joined Ansett Airlines in Melbourne as Manager of Finance, Audit, and Payroll, before moving into the mining sector with Rio Tinto. At Rio Tinto, Ms. Lefcourt held several senior positions, including Deputy CFO of Rio Tinto Coal, where she managed financial operations for a business spanning seven operational sites. She played a key role in the development of the Hail Creek Coal Mine, overseeing both financial and operational functions, including risk management and safety. Her corporate experience continued to expand when Ms. Lefcourt joined QR Limited, where she led financial management during the company's major transition, including the demerger of Queensland Rail's freight business (now Aurizon). As General Manager of Finance and later Acting CFO, she was responsible for managing over 200 finance staff and overseeing a 1.8 billion organization. During her tenure, Ms. Lefcourt introduced forward-looking financial planning systems, which significantly improved financial governance and accountability across the organization. In addition to her corporate roles, Ms. Lefcourt has a wealth of experience in the resources sector. After transitioning to a portfolio career, she established her consultancy, Sage Strategies, where she worked on projects for major clients such as the Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project. Her responsibilities included overseeing a 25 billion investment in the development of the APLNG upstream and downstream assets on behalf of Sinopec Oil and Gas Australia, and overseeing complex financial and governance structures. Ms. Lefcourt's work in the resources industry has provided her with a deep understanding of project approvals, financing, safety protocols, and operational readiness - all of which are vital to Sayona's future growth. Ms. Lefcourt also brings significant boardroom experience, having served as a Non-Executive Director and Audit & Risk Committee Chair for several companies including Stanwell Corporation and ASX-listed Acrow Limited.

Lucas Dow has served on the Sayona board since February 2024. Mr. Dow was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Sayona in February 2024 and subsequently as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sayona in July 2024. Mr. Dow is a highly experienced mining executive with a proven track record of outstanding performance across a diverse range of businesses, commodities and geographies, skills which will facilitate Sayona's next stage of growth as a leading North American lithium producer. As a mining engineer with extensive hands-on operational experience in both the mining resources and the renewable energy sector, Mr. Dow is well versed in global resource trends and growth markets. Mr. Dow holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) Hons. from University of Queensland.

James Brown has served on the Sayona board since August 2013. Mr. Brown held the role of Executive Director and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Sayona from August 2023 until July 2024. Mr. Brown now serves as an Executive Director for Sayona. Mr. Brown will transition to a Non-Executive Director immediately after the effective time of the merger. Mr. Brown currently serves as Managing Director of Morella Corporation Limited and as a Non-Executive Director of Greenwing Resources Limited. Mr. Brown has over 40 years' experience in the mining industry in Australia, United States, Africa and Indonesia, including the last 15 years as Managing Director of Morella Corporation Limited. Mr. Brown has successfully sourced, developed and operated numerous key global projects with a focus on lithium and battery materials. He has an extensive global investment network to underpin the capital requirements for project investment and development. Mr. Brown holds a Graduate Diploma in Mining from University of Ballarat and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr. Collard serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Canada. He joined Elevra in October 2022 and has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Canada since July 2024. Mr. Collard is a specialist in mine project management and continuous process improvement. He has extensive experience in operations management for both open pit and underground mines. During his career, Mr. Collard has worked on several IAMGOLD mining projects, notably as manager of a major capital project at the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso, where 3,500 workers were under his direction. He has also managed copper and gold mines and projects in Quebec, Ontario and the United States. Mr. Collard holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is PMP Certified.

Mr. Cortes serves as Chief Financial Officer of Elevra. Mr. Cortes served as Arcadium Lithium's Chief Integration and Transformation Officer from 2024 to 2025, up to the time of Rio Tinto's business acquisition. From 2022 to 2024, Mr. Cortes served as Chief Financial Officer of Allkem Limited prior to its merger with Livent Corporation, and from 2021 to 2022 as Chief of Sales and Marketing of Allken Limited. Mr Cortes brings 20 years of international business experience in the professional services and resources industries. Mr. Cortes began his career as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with public companies in audit and transaction support.

Since June 2019, Ms. Hickton has served as the Chair, CEO, and President of Cumberland Additive, Inc., a woman-led innovative new technology specialty metals additive manufacturing company. Ms. Hickton was a past member of the National Space Council Users' Advisory Group, chaired by the Vice President of the United States, which serves to enable and propel the United States' space goals. Previously, from June 2019 to June 2022, she served as Executive Vice President of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE: J), an international technical professional services firm that provides engineering, technical, professional, and construction services, and President of its Critical Mission Solutions business line, which provides engineering design and support services for NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and other national security priorities. From 2007 to 2015, she served as Vice Chair, President, and CEO of RTI International Metals, Inc. (formerly, NYSE: RTI), previously, a billion-dollar, vertically integrated global supplier of titanium mill products and fabricated metal components. Ms. Hickton also serves on the boards of Haynes International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAYN), a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of high-performance alloys for use in high-temperature and corrosion applications, and Vmo Air (backed by funds managed by Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES)), a provider of liquidity and fleet solutions to airlines, lessors, and original equipment manufacturers. She previously served on the boards of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE: J) from 2015 to 2019 and Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE: TGI) from 2015 to 2019. Ms. Hickton is a graduate of the University of Rochester, and received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Mr. Jeffrey Armstrong has served as chair of the board of Piedmont's predecessor company prior to the Redomiciliation. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of North Inlet Advisors, a FINRA-regulated entity, from 2009 until 2022. North Inlet provides investment banking services to middle-market companies in the industrial, consumer, business services, and agriculture spaces. Mr. Armstrong has served on the boards of private companies in the chemical, solar, health care device, and direct-to-consumer sectors. Prior to 2009, Mr. Armstrong served as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity Coverage and Leveraged Capital at what is now Wells Fargo's Investment Bank. Mr. Armstrong also worked as an investment banker in the late 1980s and 1990s for Citigroup and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Armstrong resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is actively engaged in the community. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr. Beristain has served as a member of our Piedmont's Board since May 2021 and as a member of the Board of the predecessor company prior to the redomiciliation since May 2018. Mr. Beristain has served on the Board of Directors of Ryerson China Limited, since July 2024, and as Vice President of Finance for Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI) since October 2022. With revenue of over 5 billion, Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals with over 110 global locations, supplying the industrial, transport, consumer, construction and energy sectors. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Central Steel & Wire Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ryerson, since July 2019 where he was integral to its financial transformation. From 2000 to 2017, Mr. Beristain served as Managing Director and Head of Deutsche Bank AG's Americas Metals & Mining equity research, where he was consistently ranked by institutional investors as one of the top analysts in the U.S. During his more than 20-year career on Wall Street, Mr. Beristain lived and worked in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada and visited hundreds of industrial companies worldwide. Mr. Beristain received a Bachelor of Communications from the University of Alberta and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Ms. Christina M. Alvord most recently served as President of the Central Division of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC), the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, from 2019 to 2021. She previously served as Vulcan's President of the Southern & Gulf Coast Division, from 2017 to 2019, and Vice President of Corporate Planning and Performance Improvement, from 2016 to 2017. Before joining Vulcan, Ms. Alvord held various executive management positions at GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, including serving as President of GE Aviation-Unison Industries and GE Aviation-Middle River Aircraft Systems. Ms. Alvord also serves on the boards of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOG), a provider of architectural products and services, and Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), a developer and manufacturer of engineered components. She began her career as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. Ms. Alvord received a B.S. in Political Science and a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.