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Tim Johnston

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October 16, 2021


Tim Johnston joined Li-Metal in 2018 as co-founder and Executive Chairman. With more than 15 years of experience, he has overseen the development and operation of batteries, metals, industrial minerals, and large infrastructure assets. Prior to Li-Metal, Mr. Johnston served as CEO and President of Desert Lion Energy, a junior mining company operating lithium mines in Namibia. Mr. Johnston has also held progressively senior positions during his 10-year tenure at Hatch, working as a senior consultant specialiizing in project management and transactional analysis for their global lithium business. During his time with Hatch, he evaluated hundreds of lithium projects, and managed the development of lithium projects around the world for SQM, Rockwood Lithium (Albemarle), Bacanora Minerals, AMG-NV, Rio Tinto, Galaxy Resources and other key developers.   Mr. Johnston currently holds the role of Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Li-Cycle Holdings. He has co-authored 7 technical publications with a focus on project execution in the lithium sector. Mr. Johnston is a chartered professional engineer (CPEng) and CFA charter holder.

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