PJSC Polyus announced that Ms. Maria Gordon was appointed as new Independent Director on the Board of Directors. Mr. Sergei Nossoff was also elected as a member of the Board, following the election of the new Board at an extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting on 1 December 2017. Ms. Gordon has replaced Gulnara Kerimova on the Board, while Mr. Nossoff has taken over from Anastasia Galochkina. The Board continues to comprise nine members. Ms. Gordon currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of the Moscow Exchange as well as a Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Alrosa. Mr. Nossoff currently serves as an Executive Director of Polyus Gold International Limited and Polyus Finance PLC. He has over 18 years' experience in metals and mining, private equity and investment banking.