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  Loucas Pouroulis

  Qualifications:
  Mining and Metallurgical Engineering (Hons) (National Technical University, Athens, Greece)

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Loucas Pouroulis is the Executive Chairman of the Group, with responsibility for the development of strategy and the identification of new opportunities for the Group. He began his career in Cyprus in 1962, and his initial post-graduate training took place in Germany, Sweden and Cyprus. Loucas is trained as a mining and metallurgical engineer and has more than 50 years' experience in mining exploration, project management, financing and production in open pit and underground mining operations, including PGM and gold mines. He immigrated to South Africa in 1964 and joined Anglo American, where he rose rapidly through the management ranks and received extensive training and experience. In 1971, Loucas began to pursue his own mining interests, initially focusing on gold mining opportunities considered uneconomical by the majors. By the 1990s, he had established Petra Diamonds and, since 2000, has established among others, Eland Platinum, Tharisa, Kameni, Keaton Energy, Salene Chrome and the Karo Mining Group.

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  Phoevos Pouroulis

  Qualifications:
  Bachelor of Science and Business Administration (Boston University, USA)

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Phoevos Pouroulis is the Chief Executive Officer of the Group, with responsibility for overall strategy and management. Phoevos has held various senior managerial and operational positions in his career spanning more than 16 years. He has extensive experience in project management, mining design, commissioning and mining operations, including coal, chrome and PGM mines, having been involved in South Africa's mining industry since 2003. He has served as Commercial Director for Chromex Mining and was a founding member of Keaton Energy. Phoevos is currently the President of the International Chromium Development Association ('ICDA').

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  Michael Jones

  Qualifications:
  Bachelor of Accounting (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa), CA(SA); Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Michael Jones is the Chief Finance Officer of the Group and is responsible for the overall financial operation and the financial reporting management of the Group. Michael has more than eight years' executive financial management experience in the mining sector. In addition, he has 19 years' experience in investment banking, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and capital raisings of both equity and debt.

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  David Salter

  Qualifications:
  Bachelor of Science Engineering (Hons); PhD in Mineral Technology (Imperial College, London); Fellow of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FSAIMM)

  Skills, expertise and experience

  David Salter has more than 30 years' experience in the development and management of mining companies, including both open pit and underground PGM mining operations. David's most recent public company roles were Chairman of Keaton Energy until its sale to Wescoal in 2017 and the managing director of Eland Platinum until its sale to Xstrata in 2007. He is a non-executive director of a number of unlisted mining companies.

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  Antonios Djakouris

  Qualifications:
  Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

  Antonios Djakouris is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has over 30 years' experience as a manager and director, having served in the accounting profession and in a number of posts with the Bank of Cyprus, including internal audit, credit review and retail banking, and as Group General Manager in charge of operations. From 2003 to 2009, he directed the Bank of Cyprus group's overseas operations, including banks in the United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Romania and Ukraine. Antonios currently serves in an honorary capacity on the Board and Executive Committee of the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society, one of the largest charities in Cyprus.

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  Omar Kamal

  Qualifications:
  Bachelor in Economics and Political Science (University of Jordan); PhD in Management (Finance and Banking) (Coventry University in collaboration with Harvard Islamic Finance Programme at Harvard University)

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Omar Kamal has more than 20 years' experience in the field of banking, investment management, strategic advisory services and high-growth entrepreneurship. He has served at high-growth companies and multibillion corporates in various executive capacities. His regional and international experience extends over a wide array of sectors, including mining, real estate, finance, healthcare and education, across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

  Until August 2015, he was the co-Group CEO of a business group owned by a prominent family with global reach based in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to that he was one of the initial founders and acted as the CIO of a regional bank in the Middle East, and before that, was a partner with Ernst & Young on the advisory and consulting side.

  Omar continues to serve on the boards of a number of listed and unlisted companies, among others, Cambridge Scientific Innovation (CSI), Cybsafe and Arab Bank Switzerland at which he is the Chairman of the Fintech Committee. In the same context, Omar makes a personal strategic contribution towards digital innovation and transformation.

  Omar is a member of the Young President Organisation, previously under the Alpine Chapter in Switzerland, and currently the London Stars Chapter in the United Kingdom.

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  Carol Bell

  Qualifications:
  Master of Arts in Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge); PhD Archaeology (University College, London)

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Carol Bell has more than 35 years' experience in the energy and allied industries including a successful career as a Managing Director of Chase Manhattan Bank's Global Oil & Gas Group, Head of European Equity Research at JP Morgan and several years as an equity research analyst in the oil and gas sector at Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS Phillips & Drew. Carol began her career in corporate planning and business development at Charterhouse Petroleum and RTZ Oil and Gas.

  Carol has broad public company experience and currently serves on the boards of Ophir Energy and Bonheur. She is also a non-executive director of the BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust and serves on the Board of the Development Bank of Wales. Carol is a trustee of the Renewable Energy Foundation (a UK think tank), the National Museum of Wales, the Wales Millennium Centre, the British School at Athens, and the Institute for Archaeometallurgical Studies. She is also a member of the Council of Cardiff University.

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  Roger Davey

  Qualifications:
  Master of Science in Mineral Production Management (Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London); Master of Science in Water Resource Management and Water Environment (Bournemouth University); Associate of the Camborne School of Mines ('ACSM'); Chartered Engineer; European Engineer; Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining ('IMMM')

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Roger Davey, a British national, has more than 30 years' operational experience at senior management and director level in the mining industry in South America, Africa and Europe. His experience at senior management level includes financing, feasibility studies, construction, development, commissioning and operational management of both underground and surface mining operations in gold and base metals.

  Previous positions include being the Senior Mining Engineer at NM Rothschild (London) in the Mining and Metals project finance team, where he had responsibility for the assessment of the technical risk associated with current and prospective project loans; Director, Vice-President and General Manager of Minorco (AngloGold) subsidiaries in Argentina (1994 to 1997), where he was responsible for the development of the US$270 million Cerro Vanguardia, open pit gold-silver mine in Patagonia; Operations Director of Greenwich Resources plc, London (1984 to 1992), with gold interests in Sudan, Egypt and Australia; Production Manager for Blue Circle Industries in Chile (1979 to 1984); and various production roles from graduate trainee to mine manager, in Gold Fields of South Africa (1971 to 1978).

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  Joanna Ka Ki Cheng

  Qualifications:
  Bachelor of Arts (Economics) (York University, Ontario, Canada)

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Joanna Cheng, a Canadian national, is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Canada. She has more than 20 years' experience in business development, investment and management and is the Director (Environment) of NWS Infrastructure Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NWS Holdings. Before joining the NWS Holdings Limited group, Joanna worked at audit firms in Canada and Hong Kong.




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  Zhong Liang Hong

  Qualifications:
  Bachelor (Ferrous Metallurgy) (Shanghai Metallurgy Technology Academy)

  Skills, expertise and experience

  Zhong Liang Hong is a Chinese national with 33 years' experience in commodity trading. Representing Fujian Wuhang Stainless Steel Co. Limited and Huachuang Singapore Pte Limited, Zhong has a strong understanding of analysis and forecasting of commodity markets and end-user demand. He started his career in 1980 at the Baosteel Group. In 2001 he founded Shanghai Hongli Metal Material Co. Limited, and is still the Chairman of this company. In 2002 he expanded his business to import manganese into China and became the sole manganese agent in China acting for BHP Billiton.

• 		Audit Committee
  		Risk Committee
  		Nomination Committee
  		Remuneration Committee
  		Safety, Health and Environment Committee
  		Social and Ethics Committee
  		New Business Committee
  		C = Chairman
  		I = By invitation