Meridian Mining UK S announced the appointment of Mr. Neil Gregson as a new independent director to the Board of Directors (the "Board"), with immediate effect. Mr. Gregson has over 30 years' experience of investing in mining and oil and gas companies. From 2010 to 2020 he was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management where, as a member of the equity team, he was a portfolio manager investing in mining and energy companies globally.

Prior to that, from 1990 to 2009 he was Head of Emerging Markets and Related Sector Funds (including natural resource funds) at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Mr. Gregson previously held various positions at mining companies, including a role as a mining investment analyst at Gold Fields of South Africa. Mr. Gregson has a BSc (Hons) Mining Engineering from Nottingham University.

He became an associate of the Institute of Investment Management and Research of London in 1994. He holds a Diploma in Business Management from Damelin College, Johannesburg (1988) and a Mine Managers Certificate of Competency, South Africa (1985). Mr. Gregson, who is based in the UK, is also a director of Atalaya Mining Plc and Uranium Royalty Corp.