LIFT Announces Appointment of Anthony Tse as Executive Chairman
LIFT Announces Appointment of Anthony Tse
as Executive Chairman
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 30, 2025) - Li-FT Power Ltd.
(TSXV: LIFT)
(OTCQX: LIFFF) (FSE:
WS0)
("
LIFT
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce the appointment of
Anthony Tse to its Board of Directors as Executive Chairman, effective immediately (the "Appointment").
Mr. Tse brings nearly 30 years of experience in both the private and public companies in high-growth
and technology industries, with the most recent 15 years focused on the energy transition sector,
predominantly covering the lithium battery value chain, ranging from upstream resource development and
mining, through chemicals and materials, as well as battery recycling. His roles have been predominantly
in senior management, with focus on strategy, growth and development, as well as M&A and corporate
finance.
He is the former Managing Director and CEO of Galaxy Resources, where he served on the Board for
over a decade and managed a global portfolio of lithium mining operations and project developments
across Australia, China, Argentina and Canada. During his tenure he grew the company from a junior
mining development company to become one of the top 5 lithium producers globally, following the
creation of Allkem and its merger with Orocobre in 2021 – it then merged with Livent to create Arcadium,
which was recently acquired by Rio Tinto.
He is currently Chairman of Nano One Materials Corp., a leading developer of technologies for the
production of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, a Board Director of Li-Cycle Corp., a battery
recycling and resource recovery player in North America and Europe. Aside from his industry roles, Mr.
Tse has held positions with leading institutional investors. He is a Senior Advisor to EMR Capital, a
global natural resources private equity firm and was previously an Operating Partner with the Global
Private Equity Group of Franklin Templeton, a global asset management organization.
Francis MacDonald, CEO of LIFT, comments, "Anthony's proven leadership in developing and scaling
lithium businesses globally, along with his deep industry insight, make him an invaluable addition to our
team. We are pleased to welcome him as Executive Chairman and look forward to leveraging his
experience as we accelerate the advancement of our projects."
Mr. Tse said, "With the continued global growth in the electric vehicle and energy storage sectors, the
industry globally is now pushing to build out more diversified regional supply chains. As the battery value
chain continues to mature and grow around the world outside of North Asia, it is paramount that lithium
resources continue to be developed, and production capacity be built out in parallel to supply critical
minerals into those regional value chains. I believe LIFT will have a key role to play in the North America
region.
"I have been impressed with the promising portfolio of lithium assets that the team at LIFT has built out
and am looking forward to working with the Board and management on the next stage of strategic growth
and development for the Company."
The Company further announces that Alexander Langer will transition to Director and has resigned as
President of the Company. Francis MacDonald, CEO and Director of the Company, will assume the role
of President. The Company also announces the resignation of Board Directors Iain Scarr and Kenneth
Scott, effective immediately.
Alexander Langer, Director of LIFT comments, "We sincerely thank Iain and Ken for their commitment,
dedication, and meaningful contributions as valued members of LIFT's Board of Directors. I'm excited to
transition into the role of Director, where I'll continue supporting Francis and the entire management team
as we advance the company. I'd also like to welcome Anthony, his experience in building fully integrated
lithium operations will be a tremendous asset to the team."
In connection with the Appointment, the Company has granted 400,000 stock options (the "Options") to
Mr. Tse. Each Option is exercisable into one common share of the Company (each a "Share") at a price
of CAD$2.54 for a period of five years from the date of grant and are being issued under the terms of the
Company's Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Options vest in equal parts across a three-year period.
About LIFT
LIFT is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of
lithium pegmatite projects located in Canada. The Company's flagship project is the Yellowknife Lithium
Project located in Northwest Territories, Canada. LIFT also holds three early-stage exploration
properties in Quebec, Canada with excellent potential for the discovery of buried lithium pegmatites, as
well as the Cali Project in Northwest Territories within the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group.
For further information, please contact:
Francis MacDonald
Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
+ 1.604.609.6185
Email:
Website:
www.li-ft.com
Daniel Gordon
Investor Relations
Tel: +1.604.609.6185
Email:
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