The Directors of Nickel Industries Limited advised that, further to the ASX announcement of 23 December 2022, the appointment of Mr. Xiang Binghe as a Non-Executive Director of the Company has now been finalised. Mr. Xiang has been a key member of the rapid development of Tsingshan since 2000. His previous experience spans many senior roles and operations including head of AOD Department of Zhejiang Tsingshan Special Steel Company Limited, the General Manager of ZhejiangTsingshan Steel Company Limited, the Chairman of Zhejiang Ruipu Machinery Company Limited, the Vice President of Ruipu Technology Group Company Limited, the Chairman of Fujian Dingxin Nickel Company Limited and the Vice Chairman of Tsingtuo Group Company Limited.

Mr. Xiang has already played a key role in the development of the Company's RKEF operations, as a Shanghai Decent nominee to the Board of the Company's Indonesian RKEF entities, as well as director of the Company's Singaporean subsidiary holding companies. In his current role as Chairman of Eternal Tsingshan he has successfully led the management, development and operations of the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park and the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park.