# David Smithson Senior Vice President, Geology ## Career chronology - **Current as of 2026-09-26; exact start date not supplied: Li-FT Power Ltd.** — Senior Vice President, Geology. [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** — ore-deposit geologist; co-founded Tier One Silver; prior global gold specialist with Newmont. [Management]() (Management biography) - **2017–2020: Auryn Resources Inc.** — Vice President Exploration. [Annual Information Form 2024]() (Principal occupation for past five years) - **2020–2021: Universal Mineral Services** — Geological consultant. [Annual Information Form 2024]() (Principal occupation for past five years) - **2020–2022: Tier-1 Resources / Tier One Silver** — Senior Vice President Exploration. [Annual Information Form 2024]() (Principal occupation for past five years) - **2020–2022: Sombrero Resources** — Vice President Exploration. [Annual Information Form 2024]() (Principal occupation for past five years) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Company-level project and delivery record [lft_david_smithson_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:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. 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 Senior Vice President, Geology [lft_david_smithson_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); [Management]() (Management biography); [Notice and Management Information Circular 2025]() (Directors’ report / current executive roster); [Annual Information Form 2024]() (Principal occupation for past five years)