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Mr. Brindle was recently appointed in March 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, having previously served as the Company’s Chief Development Officer. Mr. Brindle joined the Company in January 2018 as Vice President of Project Management. Since that time Patrick has been responsible for the development of the Carolina Lithium Project as well as the Company’s investments in Sayona Mining and Atlantic Lithium. He has more than 20 years of experience in senior management and engineering roles including multi-year expatriate assignments and has completed EPC projects in diverse jurisdictions including the United States, Canada, China, Mongolia, Australia, Brazil, and others. Before joining Piedmont Lithium Mr. Brindle was Vice President of Engineering for DRA Taggart, a subsidiary of DRA Global, an engineering firm specializing in project delivery of mining and mineral processing projects globally. Patrick has a BS in Environmental Science and a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.