Mikhail Damrin Email & Phone Number

• Negotiated and completed a public merger with a private gold producer (45 kOz annual gold production) in 2020 which increased company Market Cap from 13 pre-merger to 200 MUSD post-merger. Lead post-merger integration• Organised and develop company listing on NASDAQ and MOEX • Arranged buy-out of minority foreign shareholders and company de-listing on Nasdaq in 2024 under the current sanction restrictions• Develop relations with investors, shareholders and BOD, bankers and regulators in Russian and internationally • Lead public share issues in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 for total 60+ MUSD• Lead private placement with major world gold Canadian producer for 4.5 MUSD in 2011• Develop and introduce Corporate governance procedures, ESG, budgeting and financial controls, risk assessment, information disclosures, annual financial and technical audit, IR• Present company at M&M, PDAC, Minex, VRIC, VEF and other investment forums• Scheduled and managed company restructuring during hard market conditions with personnel layoff and assets sales in 2013-2014• Completed 3 cash sale transactions of exploration projects for total 14 MUSD• Managed acquisition of a Russian gold producer in 2023 which added 500 kg of gold production in 2024• Negotiated, completed and developed since 2014 a JV deal with a major Russian gold producer with total accumulated investments of 30+MUSD resulted in 3 MOz gold discovery• Lead a gold production start-up project for open pit mining in 2023

- Supervise construction of 0.5 Mtons oil refinery valued 40 MUSD in Tomsk region of Russia- Supervise and control of budget development, update and reporting- Manage cross cultural relations between BOD members

- Supervised capital construction project valued 29 MUSD- Lead reorganisation of company reporting, budgeting and planning procedures- Conflict resolution between Russian and western shareholders- Lead corporate restructuring and financial turn-around - Lead merger with a gold producer

- Financial planning and control of 37 MUSD pipeline and field infrastructure construction project- BOD member and Chairman of Russian Subsidiaries- Conflict resolution between Russian and Western stakeholders - Resolution of conflicts with contractors, creditors and shareholders; - Divestments of assets - Develop financial control, budgeting, cash management, internal auditing and reporting procedures - Liquidity crisis management; Sales and procurement management - M&A including hostile acquisition; Tax planning and litigation; Custom clerance - Team bulding and local/expatriats conflict management

- M&A and divestments - Budgeting, financial planning and reporting, corporate restructuring - Succesfull debt recovery activities following 1998 financial crisis - Manager for portfolio of shares valued 40 MUSD+ - Independent Director in Pskovenergo and Kalugaenergo in 1998-2000

Master Of Science (Msc) / Research Engineer, Optical And Electronic Equipment

Bachelor'S Degree, Open Pit Mining \ Mining University

Master'S Degree, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Mining And Mineral Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), International Economics

Ph.D Applicant, Mining And Mineral Engineering