ULTRA LITHIUM - Key Persons


Afzaal Pirzada M.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Exploration
Afzaal is a professional geoscientist with over 30 years' experience in mineral exploration and mining with expertise in gold, lithium, rare metals, graphite, PGE and uranium. Throughout his career, he has managed multiple exploration projects in various jurisdictions across Canada, USA and internationally. He has worked as Project Geologist, VP Exploration, Director and CEO of Adriana Resources, Rock Tech Lithium and various other mining companies. He has discovered one graphite deposit in Quebec, and successfully developed a lithium project in Ontario from early stage exploration to advanced exploration. He is registered as a professional geoscientist with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, Canada, authored several NI 43-101 technical and exploration work assessment reports, and has worked as a "Qualified Person" person on mineral exploration projects. He is currently engaged in the exploration of Ultra Lithium's lithium and gold projects in Argentina, and hard rock lithium projects at the Georgia Lake pegmatites in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Andrew Lee Smith

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
Andrew is a Professional Geologist with over 25 years experience of successfully exploring, developing and operating African and North American base and precious metals mining projects. He also holds Directorships and management positions with a number of other junior exploration companies. Andrew holds a B.Sc in Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo and is a professional geologist and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. He received the Mining Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1994 from the Quebec Prospectors Association for his role in mine development with Aurizon, and was named Outstanding Alumnus of 2009 by the Science Faculty of the University of Waterloo for his contributions to mineral exploration. In 2015, Andrew competed in the International Corporate Directors Education Program and received the ICD.D accreditation, the only professional designation for Canadian directors recognized both nationally and internationally.

Graham Adria

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
Graham Adria was appointed to the board of directors on November 15, 2023. Graham Adria has extensive experience as a corporate lawyer and currently works for an international law firm in Beijing. He is experienced in cross-border transactions in the resources sector, particularly on small and mid-cap mining transactions into Africa and Asia. Graham received his Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Political Science from the University of Alberta and his Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall. Graham is called to the bar in Ontario.

Kiki Smith - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Director
  • Member of the Management Team
  • CFO, Corporate Secretary, Director, Audit Committee Member
Kiki has over 20 years of experience assisting private and public companies in the roles of Accountant, Corporate Controller and CFO in mining, oil and gas, real estate, high technology, food production and investment fund management. She currently provides consulting services in mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting and regulatory compliance to several public and private companies in the resource, food production and investment sectors. Kiki graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. She holds a Certified Professional Accountant designation from the Certified Professional Accountants Association of British Columbia.

Mr. Weiguo Lang - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director
  • Member of the Management Team
Kiki Smith was elected to the Company's board of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders on May 24, 2023. Kiki holds a CPA designation and has over 20 years of experience in the mining, technology and food services sectors. Kiki currently serves as a director and CFO of various issuers. Mr. Weiguo Lang, CEO stated, "Kiki Smith has served as the Company's CFO since 2015 and we are pleased to have her take on this additional role. We also welcome Graham Adria whose international experience will be a valuable asset to the Company." Weiguo has over 20 years of experience in the mining, technology and agriculture sectors, with a focus on building strategic alliances, joint ventures and financing. He is the Executive Director of a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company, Zhongsheng Resources Holdings Limited (Symbol: 2623.HK), primarily responsible for business development and investment. Prior to that, he acted as director for Klondex Mines Ltd., Agro International Inc., Zhongrun (Tianjin) Mining Development Co., Ltd., Ventek Systems Inc. and Q-Net Technologies Inc. Weiguo received his Bachelor Degree in Engineering from Agriculture University of Heilongjiang, and then obtained his Master's and Doctorate degrees in Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.