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EVAN ELSTEIN

Company Secretary
Vice President IT, Communications & Corporate Affairs

Mr. Elstein was appointed as the Company Secretary and Vice President for Information Technology in October 2011 following the merger of Conquest Mining Limited and Catalpa Resources Limited. Previously he served as Company Secretary of Conquest Mining.
Mr. Elstein has more than 30 years’ executive management and corporate governance experience, spanning the mining, technology, and manufacturing sectors. Prior to joining the mining industry, he served as the CFO and Company Secretary of Hartec Limited and held senior positions with IT consulting firms, focussed on the mid-tier ERP space.

He began his career with Dimension Data in South Africa, where he had responsibilities in different business units including the finance, commercial and operations functions.

Mr. Elstein is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

LAWRIE CONWAY

MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr. Conway was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2023. His previous positions at Evolution Mining Limited was Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer (1 August 2014) and before that a Non-executive Director.

Mr. Conway has more than 33 years’ experience in the resources sector across a diverse range of commercial, financial, and operational activities. He has held a mix of corporate, operational, and commercial roles within Australia, Papua New Guinea and Chile with Newcrest and prior to that with BHP Billiton.

His position immediately prior to joining Evolution was that of Executive General Manager – Commercial and West Africa with Newcrest Mining where he was responsible for Newcrest’s group Supply and Logistics, Marketing, Information Technology and Laboratory functions as well as Newcrest’s business in West Africa. Most recently, Mr Conway served as a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee for Aurelia Metals Limited until his retirement effective 31 August 2022.

Mr. Conway is Deputy Chair of the NSW Minerals Council.

BARRIE VAN DER MERWE

Chief Financial Officer

Mr van der Merwe was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 1 March 2023. Mr van der Merwe has more than 20 years’ experience in the resources sector, having worked across a range of countries including Australia, South Africa, and Botswana. He most recently held the role of Vice President – Group Finance at Orica Limited. Prior to that he was the CFO and Executive Director at Lonmin Plc, CFO at Debswana Diamond Company, and held a range of senior finance roles within Anglo American Platinum. He started his career at PwC. Mr Van Der Merwe holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with honours.

PETER SMITH

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF THE RISK AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Mr. Smith is a senior executive with over 46 years’ experience primarily in resources sector. He has worked in a range of sectors including gold, coal, metals and fertilizers. Peter has held senior positions with Kestrel Coal Resources, Israel Chemical Limited, Newcrest Mining, Lihir Gold, WMC Resources, Western Metals and Rio Tinto.

Mr. Smith was a former Non-Executive Director of NSW Minerals Council and Evolution Mining (2011-2013), Commissioner of PT NHM Indonesia and Executive Director and Chairman of Western Metals Limited and is currently Non-Executive Director of VP Minerals Limited.

Mr. Smith is Chair of the Risk and Sustainability Committee.

THOMAS MCKEITH

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIR OF THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

Mr. McKeith is a geologist with over 30 years’ experience in various mine geology, exploration, business development and executive leadership roles. He was formerly Executive Vice President (Growth and International Projects) for Gold Fields Limited, where he was responsible for global exploration and project development.
Mr. McKeith was also Chief Executive Officer of Troy Resources Limited and has held Non-Executive Director roles at Sino Gold Limited, Avoca Resources Limited, and is currently the Chairman of Arrow Minerals Limited and is Non-Executive Director of Clean Tech Lithium Plc. Most recently, Mr. McKeith served as a Non-executive Chair of Genesis Minerals Limited until his retirement effective 30 September 2022.

Mr. McKeith is Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

JAMES ASKEW

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEMBER OF THE RISK AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND MEMBER OF THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

Mr. Askew is a mining engineer with more than 40 years’ broad international experience as a Director and Chief Executive Officer for a wide range of Australian and international publicly listed mining, mining finance and other mining related companies.

Mr. Askew has served on the boards of numerous mining and mining services companies and is currently the Chairman of Syrah Resources Limited (since October 2014), a company with operations in Mozambique and in the USA. Mr Askew has recently retired from Endeavour Mining Corporation on 10th May 2023.

Mr. Askew is Chair of the Risk and Sustainability Committee and Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

JASON ATTEW

LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND MEMBER OF THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

Mr. Attew is a mining industry veteran who has dedicated 25 years to the mining sector. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of Liberty Gold Corp. He has previously served as President and CEO of Gold Standard Ventures Corporation and Chief Financial Officer at Goldcorp Inc. where, in addition to leading the finance and investor relations operations, he was responsible for Goldcorp’s corporate development and strategy culminating in the US$32 billion merger with Newmont Mining Corp.

Mr. Attew has extensive capital markets experience from his time in investment banking with the BMO Global Metals and Mining Group where he was at the forefront of structuring and raising significant growth capital as well as advising on both formative and transformational mergers and acquisitions for corporations that have become industry leaders over the past two decades and is also on the board of The Food Stash Foundation, a Vancouver-based non-profit whose mission is to create food & nutritional security for local residents.

Mr Attew is the Lead Independent Director (effective 1 December 2021) and a member of both the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

VICTORIA BINNS

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Ms. Binns has over 35 years’ experience in the global resources and financial services sectors including more than 10 years in executive leadership roles at BHP and 15 years in financial services with Merrill Lynch Australia and Macquarie Equities. During her career at BHP, Ms Binns’ roles included Vice President Minerals Marketing, leadership positions in the metals and coal marketing business, Vice President of Market Analysis and Economics. She was also co-Founder and Chair of Women in Mining and Resources Sg (WIMAR Sg).

Prior to joining BHP, Ms Binns held Board and senior management roles at Merrill Lynch Australia including Managing Director and Head of Australian Research, Head of Global Mining, Metals and Steel Research, and Head of Australian Mining Research.

Ms. Binns is currently a Non-executive Director of ASX-listed companies Sims Limited and Cooper Energy, as well as the Not For Profit Carbon Market Institute which assists industry in the transition to net zero emissions. Ms Binns is also a Member of the Advisory Council for JP Morgan in Australia and NZ.

Ms. Binns is a Member of the Audit Committee.

ANDREA HALL

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND MEMBER OF THE RISK AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Ms. Hall is an experienced Non-executive Director who currently sits on the Board of ASX listed Perenti Group and is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Ms. Hall is also a Non-executive Director of Insurance Commission of Western Australia, AFL Fremantle Football Club and also Core Lithium Ltd (from 18 May 2023). Ms Hall retired from ASX-listed Pioneer Credit Limited on 24th February 2023.

Prior to retiring from KPMG in 2012, Ms Hall was a Perth-based partner within KPMG’s Risk Consulting Services where she serviced industries including mining, mining services, transport, healthcare, insurance, property, and government.

Ms. Hall is the Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee.

GLEN MASTERMAN

VICE PRESIDENT – DISCOVERY

Glen has more than 25 years’ experience within the gold sector and has held senior technical and management roles both in Australia and internationally. He has held previous roles of Executive Director, Geology and Corporate Development for Beadell Resources and Senior Vice President, Exploration and Chief Geoscientist at Kinross Gold. During Glen’s time at Kinross he led a workforce in excess of 200 people and built a world class exploration team across four continents. Glen and his team were responsible for a number of significant near-mine discoveries in Russia and Chile. Prior to Kinross, Glen was the General Manager Exploration for Bolnisi Gold where he became the lead geologist in the discovery and development of the Palmarejo silver-gold deposit in Mexico.

PAUL EAGLE

VICE PRESIDENT – PEOPLE AND CULTURE

Paul is the Vice President for People and Culture, with responsibility for human resources, people, organisational development and culture.

Paul has operated at a senior level across a range of industries, including FMCG, Finance, Industrials Services, and Mining and driven strategic and innovative business solutions. Paul has worked in a number of countries and different environments, including Australia, New Zealand, the UK and parts of Europe, in both business management and People and Culture / Human Resources roles.

Paul has a high level of expertise across the full spectrum of HR and prides himself on delivering frameworks, tools, initiatives and support, that is aligned to delivering on the strategic objectives of the business, while being practical and fit for purpose.

FIONA MURFITT

VICE PRESIDENT – SUSTAINABILITY

Fiona Murfitt is an accomplished senior executive and change agent who delivers operational experience with deep technical competency to lead change and improve business outcomes. She currently reports to the Executive Chair – Jake Klein at Evolution Mining as the Vice President of Sustainability overseeing the Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Social Responsibility portfolio.

Her career has focused on working within high-risk operations mainly within Oil & Gas and Mining, leading transformations for organisations such as Shell, DuPont and Viva Energy. She is passionate about Sustainability, underpinned by a genuine care for people and the communities in which they live. Fiona is known for creating trusted relationships and connects strategy with delivery to help unlock potential.

Fiona’s personal ambition is to help people go home better from work than how they arrived. This is anchored in her personal experience of a workplace fatality in her family – so her role is also a deeply personal one.

Fiona’s operational experience is supported by a comprehensive academic background which includes a Masters in Risk and Technology, Post grad qualification in Leadership and Transformation, and she has most recently qualified as an Executive Coach. She is also a published author in the areas of operational risk, contractor management and leadership.

BOB FULKER

Chief Operating Officer

Bob is a highly experienced mining engineer with more than 33 years industry experience in the minerals industry with the majority of these in the safe management of significant operations. Bob has experience across Australia and Africa in strategic leadership through corporate and operational roles, currently as the COO for Evolution Mining. Recent roles have included: COO of a major Australian Copper producer, CEO of a junior African Copper producer and as Asset President of the BHP Billiton Cannington Silver Lead Zinc operation.

Throughout his career Bob has traversed the Australian continent with periods in Africa and South America, his strive to continuous improvements operating and company performance through innovative solutions in safety, operations and profitability have delivered results across many minerals sectors.

KIRRON SCHMIDT

General Manager Business Development

Kirron joined Evolution in 2015 and is the General Manager of Business Development with responsibility for optimising Evolution’s portfolio of assets through mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and divestments. Since joining Evolution, Kirron has played a key role in the numerous transactions the company has completed to continuously improve the quality of its portfolio.

Kirron has over 15 years of experience in both investment banking and in-house corporate development roles for mining companies. Prior to joining Evolution, Kirron was in the corporate development team at ASX listed Lynas Corporation, one of the world’s only significant producers of rare earths outside of China. Kirron started his career in investment banking working at leading global independent investment bank Greenhill & Co as well as at Wilson HTM, a leading boutique corporate advisory firm in Australia.

JAKE KLEIN

Executive Director

Mr Klein was appointed as Executive Chair in October 2011, following the merger of Conquest Mining Limited and Catalpa Resources Limited. Previously he served as the Executive Chair of Conquest Mining.

Prior to that, Mr Klein was President and CEO of Sino Gold Mining Limited, where he managed the development of that company into the largest foreign participant in the Chinese gold industry. Sino Gold was listed on the ASX in 2002 with a market capitalisation of A$100 million and was purchased by Eldorado Gold Corporation in late 2009 for over A$2 billion. It became an ASX/S&P 100 Company, operating two award-winning gold mines and engaging over 2,000 employees and contractors in China. Prior to joining Sino Gold (and its predecessor) in 1995, Mr Klein was employed at Macquarie Bank and PwC.

FIONA MURFITT

VICE PRESIDENT – SUSTAINABILITY

Fiona Murfitt is an accomplished senior executive and change agent who delivers operational experience with deep technical competency to lead change and improve business outcomes. She currently reports to the Executive Chair – Jake Klein at Evolution Mining as the Vice President of Sustainability overseeing the Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Social Responsibility portfolio.

Her career has focused on working within high-risk operations mainly within Oil & Gas and Mining, leading transformations for organisations such as Shell, DuPont and Viva Energy. She is passionate about Sustainability, underpinned by a genuine care for people and the communities in which they live. Fiona is known for creating trusted relationships and connects strategy with delivery to help unlock potential.

Fiona’s personal ambition is to help people go home better from work than how they arrived. This is anchored in her personal experience of a workplace fatality in her family – so her role is also a deeply personal one.

Fiona’s operational experience is supported by a comprehensive academic background which includes a Masters in Risk and Technology, Post grad qualification in Leadership and Transformation, and she has most recently qualified as an Executive Coach. She is also a published author in the areas of operational risk, contractor management and leadership.

KIRRON SCHMIDT

General Manager Business Development

Kirron joined Evolution in 2015 and is the General Manager of Business Development with responsibility for optimising Evolution’s portfolio of assets through mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and divestments. Since joining Evolution, Kirron has played a key role in the numerous transactions the company has completed to continuously improve the quality of its portfolio.

Kirron has over 15 years of experience in both investment banking and in-house corporate development roles for mining companies. Prior to joining Evolution, Kirron was in the corporate development team at ASX listed Lynas Corporation, one of the world’s only significant producers of rare earths outside of China. Kirron started his career in investment banking working at leading global independent investment bank Greenhill & Co as well as at Wilson HTM, a leading boutique corporate advisory firm in Australia.

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GRAHAM FREESTONE

Non-executive Director, Member of the Audit and Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Mr Freestone has more than 45 years’ experience in the petroleum and natural resources industry. He has a broad finance, corporate and commercial background obtained in Australia and internationally through senior finance positions with the Shell Group, Acacia Resources Limited and AngloGold Ashanti Limited.

Mr Freestone was the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Acacia Resources Limited from 1994 until 2001. From 2001 to 2009 he was a Non-Executive director of Lion Selection Limited, and from 2009 to 2011 he was a Non-Executive director of Catalpa Resources Limited, and Chaired their Audit Committees during that period.

Mr Freestone is a Non-Executive Director of Kasbah Resources Limited (appointed February 2017) a company with a tin project in Morocco, and Chairs its Remuneration and Audit Committees.

Mr Freestone was Chair of the Audit Committee from 2011 until June 2018 and remains a member of the Audit Committee and is a Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

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Please note that you are now entering a website directly or indirectly maintained by a third party (the “External Site”) and that you do so at your own risk.

Evolution Mining LTD., (“EVN”) has no control over the External Site, any data or other content contained therein or any additional linked websites. The link to the External Site is provided for convenience purposes only.

By clicking “Accept” you acknowledge and agree that neither EVN nor third party provider Virtua Research, Inc. (“Virtua) is responsible, or accepts or assumes any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, the content, the data or the technical operation of the Linked Site. Further, by entering the External Site, you also acknowledge and agree that you completely and irrevocably waive any and all rights and claims against EVN and Virtua and further acknowledge and agree that in no event shall EVN or Virtua, its officers, employees, directors and agents be liable for any (i) indirect, consequential, incidental, special, compensatory or punitive damages, (ii) damages for loss of income, loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of data or business information, loss of or damage to property, (iii) claims of third parties, or (iv) other pecuniary loss, arising out of or related to this disclaimer or the External Site

By entering the External Site, you further acknowledge and agree that the disclaimer of warranties and limitations of liability set out in this disclaimer shall apply regardless of the causes, circumstances or form of action giving rise to the loss, damage, claim or liability, even if such loss, damage, claim or liability is based upon breach of contract (including, without limitation, a claim of fundamental breach or breach of a fundamental term), tort (including, without limitation, negligence), strict liability or any other legal or equitable theory, and even if EVN and Virtua are advised of the possibility of the loss, damage, claim or liability. The waiver and release specifically includes, without limitation, any and all rights and claims pertaining to the processing of personal data, including but not limited to any rights under any applicable data protection statute(s).

If in any jurisdiction, any part of this disclaimer is held to be unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such part of this disclaimer shall be restricted or eliminated to the minimum extent and the remaining disclaimer shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.

Please note the information presented is deemed representative at the time of its original release. Changes in historical information may occur due to adjustments in accounting and reporting standards & procedures.

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