The board of directors of Petropavlovsk PLC ("Board") announced the appointment of Ms. Natalia Yakovleva as independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Ms Yakovleva is a certified accountant and experienced auditor, having spent 23 years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Russia("PWC") including 12 years as audit partner. She currently serves as independent non-executive director and chair of the audit and ESG committees at Globaltruck Management JSC; as independent director of Mediascope JSC, and as general director of City Portals Network JSC.