PJSC Polyus announced that the company's Nomination & Remuneration Committee has recommended Maria Gordon for appointment as Independent Director to Polyus' Board of Directors and she has consented to the nomination. With the appointment, the number of Independent Directors on Polyus' Board will increase from three to four, comprising Maria Gordon, Edward Dowling, Kent Potter and William Champion. Ms. Gordon will replace Gulnara Kerimova on the Board and therefore the total number of Board members will not change. An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for the election of the new Board is scheduled for 1 December 2017. Ms. Gordon has 20 years of experience in finance and capital markets and currently serves as a non-executive Director of the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), and as a Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Alrosa.