# Francis MacDonald President / Chief Executive Officer / Director ## Career chronology - **Current as of 2026-09-26; exact start date not supplied: Li-FT Power Ltd.** — President / Chief Executive Officer / Director. [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** — co-founded Kenorland Minerals; prior Newmont greenfield exploration in Nunavut, West Africa and East Africa. [Management]() (Management biography) - **Approximately eight years, ending before return to Canada in 2016: Newmont Mining Corporation** — Greenfields exploration geologist. [Li-FT Power CEO Francis MacDonald on Preparing to Drill 60,000 Meters]() (interview; career chronology) - **2016–October 2022: Kenorland Minerals Ltd.** — Co-founder; EVP Exploration (Jan 2021–Feb 2022); President (Feb–Oct 2022). [Notice and Management Information Circular 2025]() (Francis MacDonald principal occupation and biography) ## Education and qualifications ### Education and professional credentials [lft_francis_macdonald_education] Not dated · issuer reported · low materiality exploration geologist. Credentials are reported in the cited issuer or secondary biography; the issuing institutions were not independently queried in this pass. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The cited biography names the qualification; independent verification of award records was not available. **Relevance:** Relevant professional preparation for the current position. [Management]() (Management biography) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Company-level project and delivery record [lft_francis_macdonald_company_record] Most recent report through cutoff · issuer reported · low materiality Li-FT continued advancing its lithium exploration portfolio and announced a two-year option over the Renard mine; on 5 October 2026 the final MRNF condition was satisfied and the C$12 million option fee was released to creditors. Li-FT has not acquired Renard: exercise remains optional, and a definitive acquisition agreement, court approval and other regulatory approvals would be required. If it exercises, Li-FT would assume closure/remediation responsibilities and about C$18 million annual care-and-maintenance costs during the option period. These are company-level developments, not personal achievements. **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); [Release Conditions for Renard Option Satisfied]() (release; option status and conditions, Oct. 5, 2026) ## Suitability for the current role ### Professional fit for President / Chief Executive Officer / Director [lft_francis_macdonald_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); [Li-FT Power CEO Francis MacDonald on Preparing to Drill 60,000 Meters]() (interview; career chronology); [Notice and Management Information Circular 2025]() (Francis MacDonald principal occupation and biography)