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Petropavlovsk PLC
07 July 2020
7 July 2020
Petropavlovsk PLC
Board Appointments
Additional information required under the Listing Rules
Further to the Company's announcements dated 30 June 2020 and 1
July 2020, the following biographical information is provided in
respect of Mr Peter Hambro, Dr Alya Samokhvalova, Mr Johnny Martin
Smith, Mr Martin Smith and Ms Angelica Phillips, in accordance with
Listing Rule 9.6.13.
Peter Hambro, Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Hambro is one of the co-founders of the Company and served as
Chairman of the Group for 23 years, since its formation in 1994
until 2017. From 2018, Mr Hambro was appointed to the non-Board
position of President of the Company and as Senior Adviser to the
Board.
Mr Hambro was a Director of a number of public companies listed
on the London Stock Exchange from 1973 to 2017 and has spent almost
40 years in the metals business. He was the Deputy Managing
Director of London-based bullion trader, Mocatta and Goldsmid
Limited, and served on the Mocatta Group Executive Committee.
Mr Hambro served as Non-Executive Chairman of Hong Kong listed
iron ore producer, IRC Ltd ("IRC"), from July 2018 until June 2020.
Mr Hambro is currently a Non-Executive Director of IRC. He is also
a Non-Executive Director of XAU Resources Inc. a company listed on
the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada.
Dr Alya Samokhvalova, Executive Director and CEO
Dr Samokhvalova joined Petropavlovsk in 2002. During a period of
18 years at the Company, Dr Samokhvalova held a number of senior
positions, including that of Strategic Director, Group Head of
External Communications and, most recently, as Deputy CEO. Dr
Samokhvalova was appointed to the Board in January 2011, stepping
down in April 2015 when the size of the Board was reduced. Dr
Samokhvalova is a member of the Executive Committee and the
Company's Safety, Sustainability and Workforce Committee.
Dr Samokhvalova holds a Masters in Investment Management from
Cass Business School, London, and a PhD in Economics from the
Moscow International High Business School, a BSc in Accounting and
Audit (All-Russian Distance Institute of Finance and Economics,
Moscow) and a BSc in Pharmacy (Alma-Ata State Medical University).
She also holds a Professional Accountant Certificate from the
Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia.
Dr Samokhvalova is also a Non-Executive Director of the
Russo-British Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Global
Advisory Board of Cass Business School.
Mr Martin Smith, Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Smith is a Chartered Engineer and qualified mining engineer.
He has nearly 45 years experience as a mining engineer, and has
worked at some of the world's largest mining companies including
Anglo American Corporation, Palabora Mining Company, Kier
International and Costain Mining. Mr Smith acted as Deputy CEO of
Petropavlovsk, a Board appointment, from January 2011 until May
2015.
Mr Johnny Martin Smith, Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Johnny Martin Smith has extensive expierence in the mining
industry, having started as a mining analyst with the stock brokers
Davis Borkum Hare (latterly Bank of America Merrill Lynch) in 1983
in Johannesburg, before moving to London where he worked in
specialist mining sales for SG Warburg. Subsequently he worked at
UBS, Credit Suisse and Williams de Broe. He founded Smiths
Corporate Advisory in 1999 which he developed into a leading
investor relations business focused on the mining sector, and then
sold to Westhouse Holdings in 2011, where he became head of mining.
Presently he is a partner of the specialist mining advisory firm
LHC Mine Finance.
He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of IRC Ltd and
Chairman of its Remuneration Committee. He is an Independent
Non-Executive Director of VI Mining PLC and Chairman of their Audit
Committee.
Ms Angelica Phillips, Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Phillips is an English qualified solicitor and former
corporate finance partner at international law firm, Norton Rose
Fulbright LLP, where she was a key figure in the firm's emerging
markets practice.
In 2016, Angelica set up a legal consulting business advising
energy and mining companies on fund raising, M&A, group and
debt restructurings, amongst other matters. Ms Phillips is also an
in-house legal counsel to a well known UK based company.
There is no other information to be provided in accordance with
Listing Rule 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Rules.
About Petropavlovsk
Petropavlovsk PLC (LSE: POG. MOEX: POGR) is a major integrated
Russian gold producer with JORC Resources of 21.03Moz Au which
include Reserves of 8.46Moz Au. Following its IPO on the
Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 2002, Petropavlovsk was
promoted to the London Stock Exchange in 2009, where today it is a
Premium Listed company and a constituent of the FTSE 250, FTSE 350
and FTSE All Share indices.
The Company's key operating mines (Pioneer, Malomir and Albyn)
are in the Amur Region in the Russian Far East. Petropavlovsk has
produced a total of c.7.8Moz of gold since operations began in 1994
and has a strong track record of mine development, expansion and
asset optimisation.
The Group recently entered a new era of growth following the
successful commissioning and start-up of its flagship asset, the
Pressure Oxidation (POX) Hub at Pokrovskiy, which enables the
processing of the Company's abundant refractory reserves and
resources.
Petropavlovsk is one of the region's largest employers and one
of the largest contributors to the sustainable development of the
local economy.
For more information
Please visit www.petropavlovsk.net or contact:
Petropavlovsk PLC +44 (0) 20 7201 8900
Patrick Pittaway / Max Zaltsman / Viktoriya TeamIR@petropavlovsk.net
Kim
Peel Hunt LLP
Ross Allister / David McKeown / Alexander
Allen +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor / James Asensio +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Buchanan +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Bobby Morse / Kelsey Traynor / Ariadna POG@buchanan.uk.com
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