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  Philip Baum

  Chairman (3) (4)
  Philip Baum joined Nordgold as chairman in October 2010.

  Philip had a 31 year career with Anglo American plc, with extensive experience in Africa, Europe, North and South America and Australasia in mining, minerals, heavy industry and financial services. He retired in 2009 as chief executive of the company’s ferrous metals division and a member of its executive committee.

  Philip holds a B.Com., an LL.B. and a higher diploma in tax law from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also a non-executive director of Ruukki Group plc.
  

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  Nikolai Zelenski

  Chief Executive Officer
  Nikolai joined OAO Severstal in 2004 and was head of Severstal Resources’ gold division and strategy. Previously, he was an engagement manager in the mining sector at McKinsey & Company.

  Nikolai holds a master of technical sciences degree from the Saint Petersburg State Technical University, a Ph.D. in molecular genetics from the University of Texas, and a master of business administration degree from Vanderbilt University.

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  Sergey Zinkovich

  Chief Financial Officer
  Sergey joined OAO Severstal in 2005. He was head of the tax department of Severstal Group’s mining division and chief financial officer of its gold division. Previously, Sergey worked at BDO Unicon and held various financial management positions in the manufacturing industry.

  Sergey graduated from the Belarusian State University with a degree in jurisprudence, specialising in financial law.

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  Vadim Larin

  Non-executive director (4)
  Vadim joined OAO Severstal in 2003 and has managed its coal operations at Intaugol and Kuzbassugol. From August 2007 to September 2010 he was chief executive officer of Vorkutaugol. From 1 September 2010, he became acting chief executive officer of Severstal Resources. Prior to joining the Severstal Group, Vadim worked at McKinsey & Company.

  Vadim graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD.

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  Alexey Kulichenko

  Non-executive director (2) (3)
  Alexey joined Severstal in 2005 as chief financial officer of Severstal Resources and was appointed chief financial officer of OAO Severstal in July 2009. Prior to joining OAO Severstal, he held senior management positions at Sun Interbrew and Unimilk, where he was chief financial officer.

  Alexey graduated from the Omsk Institute of World Economy with a degree in economics.

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  Peter Lester

  Independent non-executive director (1) (4)
  Peter joined Nordgold in October 2010 as an independent non-executive director and is Chairman of the Safety and Sustainable Development Committee. He is a mining engineer with extensive experience in senior operating, development and corporate roles. Previously he was executive director responsible for corporate development and mining at Citadel Resource Group and prior to that, executive general manager for corporate development for Oxiana and then OZ Minerals. His activities have covered Australia, South East and Central Asia, the Middle East and the Americas.

  Peter has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining-Hons) from the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He is also a non-executive director of Toro Energy Limited and Castlemaine Gold Limited.

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  David Morgan

  Independent non-executive director (1) (2) (3)
  David joined the Company in October 2010 as an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee. Previously, he was executive director of corporate development at Johnson Matthey plc.

  David is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and has an MA in mineralogy and petrology from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is chairman of the advisory board of Conduit Ventures Limited and a member of the supervisory board of SFC Energy AG. Previously, he was executive director of corporate development at Johnson Matthey plc.

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  Michael Nossal

  Independent non-executive director (1) (2)
  Michael joined Nordgold in October 2010 as an independent non-executive director and chairman of the remuneration committee. He is a member of the executive committee of Minerals and Metals Group and previously served as director and deputy chief executive officer for En+ Group Ltd, which manages aluminium and power assets.

  Michael holds a bachelor of science degree from Monash University in Australia and a master of business administration degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

(1) Member of the audit committee
(2) Member of the remuneration committee
(3) Member of the nomination committee
(4) Member of the safety and sustainable development committee