Zijin Mining Group Company Limited Announces Directorate Appointments

Mr. Lin Shoukang, aged 62, was born in August 1963. He is a citizen of Hong Kong, China. He obtained a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the Xiamen University, and master's and doctoral degrees in economics from the Brown University in the United States.

He previously held a teaching position at the York University in Canada. He has extensive experience in financial industry management and practical experience in capital markets. He has successively served as an economist at the International Monetary Fund, a senior manager of the Monetary Operations Division in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the chief of Greater China economic research in DMG & Partners Securities Pte Ltd. In 1999, he joined the China Construction Bank, participated in the establishment of China Cinda Asset Management Co.

Ltd. and served as the deputy director of its Overseas Department. Mr. Lin joined China International Capital Corporation Limited in 2000, and held several positions including the head of the Capital Markets Department, head of investment management business (concurrently the chairman of CICC Fund Management Company Limited), managing director, member of the management committee, chief operating officer and acting president. Mr. Lin currently serves as the licensed representative of Octo Rivers Asset Management (HK) Limited and an independent non-executive director of Jenscare Scientific Co.

Ltd. (stock code at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 09877). Ms. Qu Xiaohui (), aged 71, was born in November 1954. She is China's first female PhD in economics (accounting), an honourary retired professor of accounting and a doctoral advisor at the Xiamen University, and an expert entitled to special government allowance from the State Council.

She has extensive experience in accounting research, financial management and corporate governance. Ms. Qu is the promoter of accreditation of master of professional accounting (MPAcc) in China, the drafting person of accreditation of doctor of professional accounting (DPAcc) in China, the founding editor-in-chief of the Contemporary Accounting Review and a Fulbright Research Scholar of the United States. She previously served as a consulting expert for the Accounting Standards Committee of the Ministry of Finance, a member of the Social Sciences Committee of the Ministry of Education, a vice-dean of the Graduate School of the Xiamen University, a director of the Centre for Accounting Studies of the Xiamen University (a key research base in Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education), the dean of the Institute for Financial & Accounting Studies of the Xiamen University (an innovation base for philosophy and social science in China) and other positions.

She has received 16 national and provincial scientific research awards, Ge Jiashu Award, ACCA Accounting Excellence Award, National Advanced Female Employee, Outstanding Expert of Fujian Province and other honourary titles. Ms. Qu currently serves as the director of the Academic Committee of the Centre for Accounting Studies of the Xiamen University, an expert in the Academic Assessment Panel of the National Social Science Fund of China, vice-chairwoman of the Cost Research Society of China and an independent director of Taikang Pension & Insurance Co. Ltd. In the past 3 years, Ms. Qu Xiaohui once served as an independent non-executive director of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (stock code at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 02328) and an independent director of Qingdao Doublestar Co.

Ltd. (stock code at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 000599). Mr. Hong Bo (), aged 66, was born in November 1959. He obtained a bachelor of laws from the China University of Political Science and Law and a master of world economics from the Xiamen University.

He has the qualifications of practicing lawyer and the senior professional title of first-class lawyer. Mr. Hong has been engaged in legal practice and legal profession management for a long time. He successively served as a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, a vice-president of the All China Lawyers Association, the president of the Fujian Province Lawyers Association, a special supervisor of the Supreme People's Court, a special supervisor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, a supervisor of Party conduct, government conduct and police conduct of the Ministry of Public Security, a supervisor of the Fujian Provincial High People's Court, a special supervisor of the Fujian Provincial Public Security Department and other positions.

He has also, in succession, served as an independent director of several listed companies, including Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, Fujian Dongbai (Group) Co. Ltd., Fujian Star-Net Communication Co. Ltd., Ruijie Networks Co.

Ltd., Zhongmin Energy Co. Ltd. and Fujian Snowman Group Co. Ltd. Mr. Hong currently serves as the chief partner of Fujian New-Stone Law Firm, and concurrently a legislative expert consultant for the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress, a consultant for the Fuzhou Municipal People's Government, an arbitrator of the China International Economic and Trade 10 Mr. Bo Shao Chuan (), aged 60, was born in October 1965.

He is a Canadian citizen. He obtained a master's degree and is a senior engineer. He has more than 30 years of investment and practical experience in the mining, oil and gas industries.

He previously worked at PetroChina and joined the Ivanhoe Capital Corporation in 1996, at which he successively held management positions in Ivanhoe Mines (Canada), Ivanhoe Energy, Jinshan Gold Mines and other joint ventures/cooperative companies of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation. He also served as the general manager for business development of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation. He previously served as a director and senior executive of several mining companies in Canada, Australia and Brazil, as well as a consultant of a number of mining, oil and gas companies at home and abroad.

Mr. Bo is a member of the academic committee of the China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute (Minmetals Industrial Finance Research Institute). He is the author of Ins and Outs International Mining. Mr. Bo currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Lingbao Gold Group Company Ltd. (stock code at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 03330).

Mr. Bo has been serving as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since December 2020. In the past 3 years, Mr. Bo Shao Chuan once served as an independent director of Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd.