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James H. Litinsky is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of MP Materials Corp. (NYSE: MP). Mr. Litinsky is also the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of JHL Capital Group LLC, an alternative investment management firm. Prior to founding JHL in 2006, he was a member of the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund at Fortress Investment Group LLC, a global investment management firm. Prior to Fortress, he was a director of Finance at Omnicom Group, Inc., and worked as a merchant banker at Allen & Company. Mr. Litinsky received a B.A. in Economics from Yale University, cum laude, and a J.D. and M.B.A. from the Northwestern University School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar. As Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Company, Mr. Litinsky brings to our Board an extensive understanding of the Company's business and industry.

Michael Rosenthal is a Founder and the Chief Operating Officer of MP Materials. He has managed the Mountain Pass operation since the Company acquired the site in 2017. Before MP Materials, he was a Partner at QVT Financial (QVT), an investment management firm. At QVT, Mr. Rosenthal concentrated on investments in the global automotive sector and in China. Prior to joining QVT, he worked as a senior high yield credit analyst for Shenkman Capital Management. Mr. Rosenthal graduated from Duke University with an A.B. degree in Economics and Comparative Area Studies.

Ryan Corbett joined MP Materials as its Chief Financial Officer in 2019. Prior to joining MP Materials, he was a Managing Director at JHL, where he focused on JHL's investment in MP Materials. Before JHL, Mr. Corbett was a member of alternative asset managers Brahman Capital Corp. and King Street Capital Management LP, both based in New York, where he focused on special situations investments across the capital structure. Mr. Corbett began his career in investment banking and corporate finance at Morgan Stanley & Co. after graduating magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in Finance.

Elliot D. Hoops joined MP Materials as its General Counsel and Secretary in May 2021. Prior to joining MP Materials, he was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Penn National Gaming, Inc. (now known as PENN Entertainment, Inc. (PENN) (NASDAQ: PENN)), a regional gaming company, from January 2019 to May 2021, where he was responsible for a variety of legal matters, including commercial transactions, financings, corporate governance, securities law and gaming regulatory compliance. Prior to joining PENN, he was Vice President and Legal Counsel at Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (Pinnacle), a regional gaming company (which was acquired by PENN), from June 2007 to October 2018. Prior to Pinnacle, he was an associate at Holland & Knight LLP and an attorney advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Hoops received his B.A. in English from the University of Michigan, J.D. from the University of Miami, and LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center.

Randall J. Weisenburger is the Managing Member of Mile 26 Capital, LLC, a private investment company. Previously he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC), a global media, marketing and corporate communications company (1998 to 2014). Prior to joining Omnicom, Mr. Weisenburger was a founding member of Wasserstein Perella, and was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm's merchant banking subsidiary, Wasserstein & Co. He also held various roles within the firm's portfolio of companies including Co-Chairman of Collins & Aikman Corp., CEO of Wickes Manufacturing, Vice Chairman of Maybelline Inc., and Chairman of American Law Media. Before Wasserstein Perella, Mr. Weisenburger was a member of the First Boston Corporation. Mr. Weisenburger currently serves as the Presiding Director and Senior Independent Director of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL), a cruise and vacation company. He is also a director of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO), the largest independent refiner and producer of renewable fuels, and a director of Corsair Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: CRSR), a computer gaming equipment company. Mr. Weisenburger holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named the Henry Ford Scholar, and a B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

Connie K. Duckworth was a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, a multinational investment bank and financial services company, until 2000, when she retired following a 20-year career. Ms. Duckworth was named Partner in 1990, the first female sales and trading partner in Goldman Sachs' history. After Goldman Sachs, Ms. Duckworth founded a social enterprise ARZU, Inc., in 2004 to empower destitute women weavers in rural Afghanistan and served pro bono as its Chairman and CEO until its merger with U.K. based Turquoise Mountain in 2019. Since 2010, Ms. Duckworth has served as a director of Steelcase Inc. (NYSE: SCS), a manufacturer of commercial furniture and related products. Previously, she served as a trustee of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), a Maryland real estate investment trust, until June 2022, and served on the boards of directors of Northwestern Mutual, Russell Investment Group, Nuveen Investments, Smurfit Stone Container Corporation, and DNP Select Income Fund. In her philanthropic work, Ms. Duckworth was a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania until the end of December 2023 and chairs the International Board of Advisors of the University of Texas at Austin. She serves on the board of Endeavor Health (formerly Northshore-Edward-Elmurst Health), in Evanston, Illinois, where she was the first and only female Chairman of the Board. The recipient of numerous awards for leadership, social impact and innovation, Ms. Duckworth holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Duckworth brings to our Board executive leadership experience in the financial services industry and as a non-profit entrepreneur.

Andrew A. McKnight is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) and a Managing Partner. He serves on the Leadership Committee of Fortress, and is a member of several investment committees. Prior to joining Fortress in February 2005, Mr. McKnight worked at Fir Tree Partners where he was responsible for analyzing and trading high yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives and equities for the value-based hedge fund. Prior to Fir Tree, Mr. McKnight worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Leveraged Finance and the Distressed Bank Debt trading group. Mr. McKnight serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Enterprise Institute and Board of the Overseers at the Hoover Institution. He is on the Board of Advisors at University of Virginia's Center for Politics, Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business Alternative Asset Management Center, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center President's Advisory Board. In addition, Mr. McKnight is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. McKnight received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Maryanne R. Lavan was the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), a global security and aerospace company until January 2025, when she retired. In this role, she was responsible for the legal affairs and law department of Lockheed Martin, including serving as counsel to its senior leadership and board of directors. She joined Lockheed Martin in 1990 and previously served as Vice President of Corporate Internal Audit, providing independent assessments of governance, internal controls, and risk management. Ms. Lavan graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany with a Bachelor of Science degree. She received her J.D. from the Washington College of Law, American University. Ms. Lavan is a member of the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association. She serves on the governing bodies for the University at Albany Foundation, Collegiate Directions Inc., and The Potomac School.

Arnold W. Donald currently serves as a director of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) since 2013, Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) since January 2023, and GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) since April 2024. Mr. Donald was President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) and Carnival plc, a cruise and vacation company, from July 2013 to August 2022, and served as a director from 2001 to 2022. From November 2010 to June 2012, Mr. Donald served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Executive Leadership Council, a nonprofit organization that seeks to support, develop, and increase the number of African American corporate executives globally. In addition, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International from January 2006 to February 2008. He also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merisant from 2000 to 2003, a privately held global manufacturer of tabletop sweeteners, and remained as Chairman until 2005. In addition, Mr. Donald was a member of the board of directors of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCK) from 1999 to 2019. Further, Mr. Donald held several senior leadership positions with global responsibilities at Monsanto over a more than 20-year tenure, including President of its Agricultural Group and President of its Nutrition and Consumer Sector. Mr. Donald earned a B.A. in economics from Carleton College, a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, and an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Retired U.S. Air Force General Richard B. Myers loyally served the United States for 40 years before retiring as a four-star general. He served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001 until his retirement in 2005. In this capacity, he was the highest-ranking officer in the United States military and served as the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council. From 2016 to February 2022, General Myers was the President of Kansas State University. He currently serves on the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. General Myers previously served on the board of directors of Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) from 2006 to 2015; Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) from 2006 to 2017; United Technologies Corporation from 2006 to 2017; and Aon PLC (NYSE: AON) from 2006 until 2022. He was also the Colin L. Powell Chair of National Security, Leadership, Character, and Ethics at the National Defense University and was chairman of the board of directors of the United Service Organization's World Board of Governors. In addition, he serves on the board of trustees of non-profit organization Fisher House Foundation and served on the board of directors of MRIGlobal. General Myers brings to our Board diverse leadership experience and consensus building skills as well as invaluable insights regarding supply chains, national security, and geopolitics.

On April 4, 2025, David G. Infuso was appointed as the Chief Accounting Officer and the principal accounting officer of MP Materials Corp. Mr. Infuso, joined the Company in November 2020 and held positions of ascending responsibilities in the Company's Accounting and Finance departments during his tenure, including as the Company's Senior Vice President of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting. Before joining the Company, Mr. Infuso was the Director of Financial Reporting of Penn Entertainment, Inc. from October 2018 to November 2020 and was the Director of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. from September 2014 to October 2018. Mr. Infuso began his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Infuso is a licensed CPA and has over 17 years of accounting experience.