Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. announced the appointment of Jacqueline (Jacqui) Dedo as Li-Cycle?s independent Board Chair, effective immediately. Ms. Dedo succeeds Tim Johnston, Li-Cycle?s previous interim non-executive Board Chair.

As part of this transition, Mr. Johnston is also stepping down from the company's Board, effective May 31, 2024, to pursue other business opportunities. Ms. Dedo will continue to serve as the Chair of the Board?s Special Committee. Ms. Dedo has more than 40 years of experience across a variety of functions and verticals in the automotive industry, with a focus on strategy development and creating customer value.

She is the co-founder of Aware Mobility, LLC. She previously served as President of the Piston Group and Chief Strategy and Supply Chain Officer for Dana Holding Corp. Ms. Dedo has also previously held various leadership positions at The Timken Company, Motorola and Robert Bosch Corporation.

Ms. Dedo currently serves on the board of directors of Cadillac Products Automotive Company, a private, internationally-recognized leader in the plastics converting industry; Workhorse Group Inc.; Carbon Revolution plc and Ballard Power Systems. Ms. Dedo earned her Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. She has been involved in numerous charitable organizations and has been honored on multiple occasions by Automotive News as one of the ?Top 100 Leading Women in the Automotive Industry.? With the appointment of Ms. Dedo as Independent Chair, the Board has also made changes to the leadership of certain of the Company?s Board Committees, effective immediately: Susan Alban has been appointed Chair of the Compensation Committee, replacing Jacqui Dedo; and Diane Pearse has been appointed Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, replacing Mark Wellings.

Scott Prochazka will continue to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee and Anthony Tse will continue to serve as Chair of the Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability Committee.