Announcement • Jun 24

Lithium Africa Corp. Announces CEO Changes, Effective July 1, 2026

Lithium Africa Corp. announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Benson as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Benson joined the board of directors of the Company in April 2026 and will continue to serve as a director. He currently serves as Vice President of Global Exploration at Lithium Argentina AG and will continue to support Lithium Argentina in an advisory capacity following his transition to Lithium Africa. Dr. Benson is an internationally recognized lithium exploration leader. As Vice President of Global Exploration at Lithium Argentina AG, and previously in the same role at Lithium Americas Corp., he led exploration and resource development on the Thacker Pass Project (Nevada, USA) — now the largest NI 43-101 compliant lithium resource and reserve in the world — and on the Caucharí-Olaroz and Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes brine systems in Argentina, both of which rank among the largest lithium resources globally and are in production and development, respectively. He has built deep technical and commercial experience working with Ganfeng Lithium across multiple joint ventures and has led major institutional due diligence processes on lithium projects at every stage of development. Dr. Benson has served as Geological Advisor to Lithium Africa since 2023 and joined the Board in April 2026, contributing to project identification, acquisition, and exploration strategy across the Company’s African portfolio. Dr. Benson holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University focused on volcanology and lithium systems, and a Bachelor’s degree in geology from Harvard University. He has held research affiliations with MIT, Columbia University, and the Iceland Geological Survey as a Fulbright Scholar, has published in Nature and Science, and in 2025 served as Editor for two special issues of Economic Geology focused on lithium deposits. Tyron Breytenbach, P.Geo, co-founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Lithium Africa, will step down as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2026 and transition to the role of Capital Markets Advisor.

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