SERGEI ERMOLENKO
General Director of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining
Mr Ermolenko progressed from underground miner to General Manager of a gold mine in the Russian Far East over a 20 year period. He was appointed General Director of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining in 2004 and has overall responsibility for the smooth running of the Group's mining operations in the Russian Far East.
VALERY ALEKSEEV
General Director of Kapstroi
Mr Alekseev is a qualified engineer and has worked in process engineering in the gold and heavy metals industry, managing the design and construction of the Murantau plant in Uzbekistan and various treatment plants in Russia. As Chief Engineer he brought the Pokrovskiy mine and plant into production. He was appointed General Director of Kapstroi in 2006.
ANDREI LUSHEI
Deputy General Director of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining
Mr Lushei is a qualified geological engineer and lawyer. He worked at a number of geological research institutes specialising in the Russian Far East and subsequently became Vice Governor of the Amur Region before joining the Group in April 2004. He was appointed Deputy General Director of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining in 2006.
NIKOLAI VLASOV
Chief Geologist, Management Company Peter Hambro Mining
Mr Vlasov was in charge of the State Mission that evaluated gold resources in the Russian Far East. As the Group's Chief Geologist he is responsible for exploration and grade control at Pokrovskiy Rudnik as well as other Group operations and development and exploration projects. Mr Vlasov was appointed Chief Geologist of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining in 2005.
VLADIMIR BANIN
General Director of Yamal Zoloto and Omchak Joint Venture
Mr Banin was appointed General Director of the Omchak Joint Venture in November 2003 and in 2006 was appointed General Director of Yamal Zoloto. He is a qualified geological engineer and is qualified in economics and management. Mr Banin has worked in the gold industry in the Russian North East for almost 25 years and previously chaired the Geological Committee of the Vice Governor of the Magadan Region.
ANDREI KOSTAVA
Director of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining
Mr Kostava graduated from the Moscow Institute of Aviation Technology and the Institute of State Management. He was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of OJSC Pokrovskiy Rudnik in 1994 and was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining in 2004.
DMITRY CHEKASHKIN
Finance Director of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining
Mr Chekashkin is a qualified engineer and worked as Deputy General Director of Finance for two leading gold mining enterprises in the Russian Far East before joining JSCP Pokrovskiy Rudnik in 2003. In 2005 he was appointed Finance Director of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining.
ALEXANDER MUTIEV
Chief Engineer of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining
Mr Mutiev is a qualified chemical engineer. From 1973 to 1995 he worked in Uzbekhistan at an institute where he specialised in the project planning of precious metals production. In 1995 he moved to Russia where he worked as a production engineer at a gold mining company in the Krasnoyarsk Region. He joined Pokrovskiy Rudnik in 2002 as Director of the resin-in-pulp plant and in 2005 was appointed Director of Production at MC PHM and in 2007 was appointed Chief Engineer of MC PHM.
ANDREI TARASOV
Deputy General Director of Corporate Matters, Management Company Peter Hambro Mining
Mr Tarasov graduated from the Moscow Legal Academy in 1995 and in 1997 he graduated from the Legal and State Institute of the Russian Academy of Science. During his legal career he was a member of the Moscow Oblast Bar and held various positions including Member of the Board of the Subscription and Retail Agency and Head of Legal Department of Rospechat agency. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Management Company Peter Hambro Mining.