Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 8578K

Polymetal International PLC

30 June 2014

 

Release time	IMMEDIATE
Date	30 June 2014

Polymetal International plc

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Polymetal International plc (LSE, MOEX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY) (together with its subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or the "Group") announces that Christine Coignard has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive director with effect from 1 July 2014.

Ms Coignard has 25 years' experience in the banking industry and advisory services world-wide. Most recently she was the Managing Director at HCF International Advisors. Prior to her experience with HCF, Ms Coignard gained banking experience at Royal Bank of Canada, Societe Generale and Citibank. She has also held the role of International Consultant for the Apogee Gold Fund based in Boston, US, and Director of investments and financing for Norilsk Nickel, after working as project manager for Interros in Russia. Ms Coignard is also a Managing Director and Founding partner of Coignard & Haas GmbH. She has a graduate business degree from Ecole de Management de Lyon, France, and received an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, Toronto, Canada.

Ms Coignard has also been appointed as a member of the Audit and Risk, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board and as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.

Polymetal Chairman Bobby Godsell said: "I am delighted to welcome Ms Coignard to Polymetal's Board. She is a highly regarded individual with a wealth of experience, who will provide valuable input to the Board. Her appointment as independent non-executive director reflects our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance and I look forward to working together."

There is no further information which is required to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the United Kingdom Listing Rules.

Enquiries

Media		Investor Relations
Instinctif Partners Leonid Fink Tony Friend	[phone]	Polymetal Maxim Nazimok Evgenia Onuschenko	[e-mail] [phone] (Russia) [phone] (UK)
Joint Corporate Brokers
Morgan Stanley Bill Hutchings Sam McLennan	[phone]	RBC Europe Limited Stephen Foss Jonny Hardy	[phone]

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