# April Hayward Executive Vice President, External Affairs & Strategic Partnerships ## Career chronology - **Since 2026-07-20: Li-FT Power Ltd.** — Executive Vice President, External Affairs & Strategic Partnerships. [Notice and Management Information Circular 2025]() (Directors’ report / current executive roster) - **Earlier career; exact dates not fully disclosed: Previous employers and professional roles as summarized in issuer disclosure** — 25 years environment/sustainability experience; appointment as EVP External Affairs & Strategic Partnerships announced July 2026. [Key executive appointments]() (executive appointments release) - **Joined Ekati after environmental consulting in Yellowknife (2011); years of company roles not fully specified: Dominion Diamond / Ekati Diamond Mine** — Superintendent, Environment; later external affairs, permitting and sustainability roles described by Li-FT. [Faces in Mining: Dr. April Hayward]() (Profile; Ekati transition and environmental work) - **From 2011; exact employer/dates not disclosed: Environmental consulting firm, Yellowknife (name not specified)** — Environmental consultant. [Faces in Mining: Dr. April Hayward]() (Career profile) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Company-level project and delivery record [lft_april_hayward_company_record] Most recent report through cutoff · issuer reported · low materiality Li-FT continued advancing its lithium exploration portfolio and announced the Renard option transaction. A conditional transaction or exploration target is not treated as a mine delivery. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The individual held the stated role during some or all of the reported period; available evidence does not isolate personal contribution. **Relevance:** Provides the company outcome against which the executive’s delivery record should be assessed. [Notice and Management Information Circular 2025]() (directors’ report / operating update) ## Suitability for the current role ### Professional fit for Executive Vice President, External Affairs & Strategic Partnerships [lft_april_hayward_role_fit] Current role as of cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality Role fit is an analytical inference from the documented position and the listed experience. The current role aligns with the function stated in the title; demonstrated personal outcomes are not inferred from employer results. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Analyst assessment based on the cited role and career record; it does not establish performance causation. **Relevance:** Assesses documented capability against the current role and company stage. [Notice and Management Information Circular 2025]() (Current executive roster); [Key executive appointments]() (executive appointments release); [Notice and Management Information Circular 2025]() (Directors’ report / current executive roster); [Faces in Mining: Dr. April Hayward]() (Profile; Ekati transition and environmental work); [Faces in Mining: Dr. April Hayward]() (Career profile)