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Lithium Africa Announces James Chabata as Chief Financial Officer
Cape Town, South Africa--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2026) - Lithium Africa Corp. (TSXV: LAF) (FSE: 6MQ) (OTCQB: LTAFF) ("Lithium Africa" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of James Chabata, CPA, FCCA, as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2026 subject to regulatory approvals.Mr. Chabata succeeds Mr. Jamie Robinson, who will step down as Chief Financial Officer following a successful tenure in which he helped establish the Company's financial foundations. Mr....
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Cape Town, South Africa--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2026) - Lithium Africa Corp. (TSXV: LAF) (FSE: 6MQ) (OTCQB: LTAFF) ("Lithium Africa" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of James Chabata, CPA, FCCA, as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2026 subject to regulatory approvals. Mr. Chabata succeeds Mr. Jamie Robinson, who will step down as Chief Financial Officer following a successful tenure in which he helped establish the Company's financial foundations. Mr. Robinson has served as Lithium Africa's Chief Financial Officer since June 2022 and provided integral financial leadership to the Company through its go-public transaction and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange in February 2026. Mr. Robinson will remain with the Company until the end of 2026 and will work closely with Mr. Chabata to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities. Thomas R. Benson, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lithium Africa, commented: "James has built finance functions in the locations where we operate - through construction and into production at the Goulamina lithium mine in Mali, and for a Canadian-listed developer in Côte d'Ivoire. He knows OHADA,1 IFRS, and joint venture accounting, and brings on the ground cost control expertise. I also want to sincerely thank Jamie Robinson for his years of dedication, building the Company's strong financial foundations and taking it public." Mr. Chabata added: "Lithium Africa has assembled a rare position - a permitted spodumene asset in South Africa, drill-ready projects across West and Southern Africa, and a 50/50 partnership with Ganfeng. My job is to build the financial platform that enables this business to grow: rigorous capital allocation, controls and reporting that scale with new jurisdictions, and a finance function that keeps pace with the drill bit. Growth should be funded by performance, not dilution." About James Chabata Mr. Chabata brings more than 15 years of finance leadership across African mining, with operating experience in Mali, Mauritania, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Mauritius. He joins Lithium Africa from Montage Gold Corp., where he has built the in-country finance function for the Koné Project in Côte d'Ivoire since October 2024. Previously, as Finance and Administration Manager at Leo Lithium Limited, he helped deliver the Goulamina...
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