Appointment of Mr Simon Linge as CEO

Lithium Australia Limited (ASX: LIT) (Lithium Australia or the Company) is pleased to announce that Mr Simon Linge has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company. Mr Linge shall commence in the role of CEO on or before 1st January 2023. Mr Linge will be based in Melbourne alongside our Envirostream operations.

• Highly experienced industry executive, Mr Simon Linge, has been appointed CEO of Lithium Australia following an extensive global executive search
• Mr Linge brings significant senior executive experience, most recently with the Pact Group - leaders in the circular economy and plastic reuse and recycling
• Melbourne based, located at our Lithium battery recycling business, Envirostream

The Company engaged a top tier search firm to undertake a global executive search for potential CEO candidates, following the retirement of the Company’s former Managing Director Mr Adrian Griffin, announced 31st May 2022.

Mr Linge is a proven and highly credentialed executive, who brings more than 25 years of global manufacturing, recycling and engineering services experience to the Company.

Mr Linge has a global perspective of manufacturing, recycling and the resources industry, having worked as EGM Contract Manufacturing for Pact Group Holdings Limited (Pact, ASX:PGH); Managing Director / CEO for Bradken Limited; 25 years of senior management experience within the Bluescope Group including President ASEAN for the Nippon Steel-Bluescope Steel JV; and BHP.

Immediately prior to joining Lithium Australia, Mr Linge was part of the Executive Leadership of Pact. Pact is a leader in the circular economy, particularly in minimising waste in plastic packaging through reuse and recycling. Pact has collaborated with Government and Industry to take the leading position in sustainability, minimising waste, recycled plastics, and in helping lead the plastic packaging stewardship in Australia. Mr Linge’s previous roles included overseeing P&Ls with annual revenues over $1bn, large capital expenditure programs and large workforces.

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