Standard Lithium Completes Leadership Transition: David Park Appointed CEO and Board Member
September 2, 2024
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Standard Lithium Completes Leadership Transition: David Park
Appointed CEO and Board Member
September 2, 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia. – Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the
“Company”) (TSXV:SLI) (NYSE American:SLI) (FRA:S5L),a leading near-commercial lithium
development company, today announces that, effective September 1, 2024, David Park has officially
assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer and has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.
As part of this leadership transition, Robert Mintak has stepped down from his position as CEO and from
the Board of Directors. Mr. Mintak will continue to serve as a strategic advisor to the Company, ensuring
a smooth transition and ongoing guidance.
About Standard Lithium Ltd.
Standard Lithium is a leading near-commercial lithium development company focused on the sustainable
development of a portfolio of lithium-brine bearing properties in the United States. The Company
prioritizes brine projects characterized by high-grade resources, robust infrastructure, skilled labor, and
streamlined permitting. The Company aims to achieve sustainable, commercial-scale lithium production
via the application of a scalable and fully-integrated Direct Lithium Extraction (“DLE”) and purification
process. The Company’s signature projects, the Phase 1A Project and the South West Arkansas Project,
are located on the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas, a region with a longstanding and established
brine processing industry. The Company has also identified a number of highly prospective lithium brine
project areas in the Smackover Formation in East Texas and began an extensive brine leasing program in
the key project areas. In addition, the Company has an interest in certain mineral leases located in the
Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California.
Standard Lithium trades on both the TSX Venture Exchange and the NYSE American under the symbol
“SLI”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit the Company’s website
at www.standardlithium.com.
Chris Lang, Director of Finance
+1 604 409 8154
Twitter: @standardlithium
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standard-lithium/
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