Standard Lithium Ltd.
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD. NEWS RELEASE
918 - 1030 West Georgia Street TSX Venture Exchange
Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3 Trading Symbol: SLL
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JEFF BARBER AND
ANTHONY ALVARO TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 23, 2017 - Vancouver, BC (TSX-V: SLL) Standard Lithium Ltd. ("Standard
Lithium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Barber and
Anthony Alvaro as directors of the Company. The Company also wishes to announce Gavin
Cooper will be assuming the interim role of Chief Financial Officer replacing Kyle Stevenson.
Jeff Barber was a Co-founder and Managing Partner of a boutique M&A advisory firm in
Calgary from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, he was an investment banker with Raymond James
Limited for four years and previously held investment banking and equity research positions at
Canaccord Genuity Corp. Jeff began his career as an Economist with Deloitte LLP. Throughout
his career, Mr. Barber has worked closely with various public company Boards and executive
teams to assist in institutional capital initiatives and advise on go-public transactions, valuations
and M&A mandates. Mr. Barber currently acts as a Chief Financial Officer and Director for a
privately held medical marijuana company and the Chief Financial Officer for a private company
pursuing South American oil and gas exploration and production opportunities. Jeff Barber is a
CFA charterholder and holds a Masters degree in Finance and Economics from the University of
Alberta.
Anthony Alvaro, Co-founder of Standard Lithium, has over two decades working primarily in
the international capital markets. The breadth of his capital markets experience includes roles
within wealth management, corporate finance, institutional sales, M&A, venture capital and
private equity. Over the years, Mr. Alvaro has developed a passion for helping companies
navigate from the private sector to the public markets. To-date, Anthony Alvaro has helped a
number of companies across multiple industry sectors raise in excess of $500 million in
aggregate. He has also held executive and board positions with a number of public and private
companies.
Jeff Barber and Anthony Alvaro replace Kyle Stevenson and William MacDonald as members of
the Company's board of directors. Standard Lithium would like to thank Mr. Stevenson and Mr.
MacDonald for their service to the Company.
On behalf of the board of
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD.
Per: "Gavin Cooper"
Gavin Cooper
President and Director
For further information please contact Gavin Cooper at:
Telephone: (604) 639-9051
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Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information:
Certain statements in this news release are forward -looking statements which reflect the expe ctations of management. Forward-
looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans,
expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements. In this release such statements
include but are not limited to , the receipt of TSX Venture Exchange final acceptance for the Private Placement and the intended
use of net proceeds. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward -looking statements will occur
or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. These forward -looking statements reflect management's
current views and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions which may prove to be incorrect.