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RNS Number : 6910Z  CleanTech Lithium PLC  09 April 2026

09 April 2026

CleanTech Lithium PLC

("CTL", CleanTech Lithium" or the "Company")

Appointment of Australian Resident Independent Non-Executive Director

 

CleanTech Lithium (AIM: CTL, Frankfurt:T2N), an exploration and development
company advancing sustainable lithium projects in Chile, has appointed an
Australian resident independent non-executive director, Todd Ross, with
immediate effect.

Mr Ross is an Australian resident director with an extensive background in
investment banking and project finance, having served as Managing Director,
Head of Western Australia and Head of Metals and Mining at BNP Paribas. During
his more than 20-year banking career, Mr Ross played a key role in the
development of BNP Paribas' position as a leading financier in the Australian
lithium sector contributing to a number of major  lithium mining project
financings between 2016 and 2022 including a major transaction involving
Pilbara Minerals.

Following his banking career, Mr Ross transitioned into ASX-listed executive
leadership roles. He successfully led an ASX IPO of Nordic Nickel (ASX: NNL)
as Managing Director/CEO and later Chairman. He subsequently served as
Managing Director of ASX-listed DevEx Resources, where he led a strategic
repositioning of the Company, including a comprehensive review of historic
exploration data and the advancement of many new growth opportunities.

Mr Ross is currently co-founder and Business Development Partner of Bedrock
Credit Partners, a natural resources private credit and specialist advisory
platform.

Steve Kesler, Non-Executive Chairman of CleanTech Lithium, said:

"I am delighted that Todd is joining our Board as he brings considerable
project finance expertise along with a strong understanding of the Australian
regulatory environment and investment community. His experience will be
invaluable as we progress our proposed ASX dual-listing. I look forward to
working with Todd as we continue to advance our high quality lithium projects
in Chile."

Todd Ross, Independent Non-Executive Director, said:

"With the long-term government contract agreed and the results of the
Pre-Feasibility Study for Laguna Verde published, this is a great time for me
to be joining the team at CleanTech Lithium. I look forward to assisting the
Company with its proposed ASX dual-listing and contributing to the next phase
of development in particular by supporting the selection of a strategic
partner."

Board Composition

With the appointment of Mr Ross, the Company´s Board is now made up of 4
directors as follows:

-      Independent Non-Executive Chairman - Steve Kesler

-      Independent Non-Executive Director - Paul Atherton

-      Independent Non-Executive Director - Todd Ross

-      Chief Executive Officer - Ignacio Mehech

The Company´s Board now comprises three Independent Non-Executive Directors
and one Executive Director and is in full compliance with the QCA Code on
Board composition.

Mr Ross will also sit on the CTL's Audit and Risk committee and ESG committee
of the Board.

Further AIM disclosures relating to Mr Ross´s appointment

Mr Todd James Ross, aged 50, has held the following directorships in the past
5 years:

 Current                            Past
 Bedrock Credit Partners Pty Ltd    Arnhem Minerals Pty Ltd
 Bedrock Asset Management Pty Ltd   Copper Green Pty Ltd
 Bedrock Advisory Partners Pty Ltd  DevEx Resources Limited
 Ross SF Pty Ltd                    G E Resources Pty Ltd
 Regenerate Investments Pty Ltd     Green Critical Resources Pty Ltd
                                    Queensland Mines Pty Limited
                                    Nordic Resources Limited (formerly known as Nordic Nickel Limited)
                                    MJ Malminetsintä Oy
                                    Pulju Malminetsintä Oy

 

Mr Ross currently holds no ordinary shares or other securities in the Company.

There is no further information on Mr Ross required to be disclosed under
Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

 For further information contact:
 CleanTech Lithium PLC
 Ignacio Mehech/Gordon Stein/Nick Baxter       Office: +44 (0) 1534 668 321

                                               Mobile: +44 (0) 7494 630 360

                                               Email: info@ctlithium.com
 Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)  +44 (0) 20 7628 3396

 Roland Cornish/Asia Szusciak
 Istar Capital Limited (Joint Broker)          +44 (0) 20 3884 8450

 Daniel Fox-Davies                             daniel@istarcapital.com (mailto:daniel@istarcapital.com)
 Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker)              +44 (0) 20 7523 4680

 James Asensio

 

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish") is the Company's Nominated
Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's
responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a
responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under
the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed
solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and
will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections
afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to
the proposed arrangements described in this announcement or any matter
referred to in it.

 

Notes

CleanTech Lithium (AIM:CTL, Frankfurt:T2N) is an exploration and development
company advancing lithium projects in Chile for the clean energy transition.
CleanTech Lithium has two key lithium projects in Chile, Laguna Verde and
Viento Andino, and exploration stage project in Arenas Blancas (Salar de
Atacama), located in the lithium triangle, a leading centre for battery grade
lithium production. CleanTech Lithium and the Mining Ministry in Chile have
agreed the contractual terms for the Special Lithium Operating Contract
("CEOL") for Laguna Verde, subject to final ratification.

 

CleanTech Lithium is committed to utilising Direct Lithium Extraction ("DLE")
with reinjection of spent brine. Direct Lithium Extraction is a transformative
technology which removes lithium from brine with higher recoveries, short
development lead times and no extensive evaporation pond construction. For
more information, please visit: www.ctlithium.com (http://www.ctlithium.com)

 

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