People: New World Resources Plc (NWRR.L)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Gareth Penny

 50 2012 Executive Chairman of the Board

Zdenek Bakala

 52 2011 Non-Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board

Peter Kadas

 51 2011 Non-Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board

Marek Jelinek

 40 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director

Jan Fabian

 47 2013 Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of OKD, Executive Director

Lucie Vavrova

 Company Secretary

Pavel Telicka

 47 2011 Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Kostyantin Zhevago

 39 2011 Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Paul Everard

 73 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Bessel Kok

 71 2011 Non-Executive Senior Independent Director

Barry Rourke

 62 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Hans-Jorg Rudloff

 72 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Steven Schuit

 70 2011 Non-Executive Independent Director

Alyson Warhurst

 55 2013 Non-Executive Independent Director

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Name Description

Gareth Penny

 Mr. Gareth Penny is Executive Chairman of the Board of New World Resources PLC. Gareth was appointed as a Director and Chairman-Elect of the Company with effect from 3 September 2012. As of 1 October 2012, he replaced Mr. Salamon as an Executive Chairman of NWR and NWR NV. He has been a member of the board of directors of OKD since 1 October 2012. Mr. Penny also serves as a non-executive director of Julius Baer Holdings Limited, a member of the Advisory Board of TowerBrook Capital Partners and occupies the pro bono position of vice chairman of the Botswana Economic Advisory Committee. He has experience of the international mining industry. In March 2013, Mr. Penny became a non-executive chairman of OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, a Russian listed mining company. Over his 25 year career, Mr. Penny has developed deep experience of many aspects of mining at Anglo American, De Beers and AMG. Through his involvement at operational level he has gained knowledge in the exploration, development and expansion of resources. Between 2006 and 2010. Mr. Penny served as group chief executive of De Beers and developed a track record for shareholder value creation as a result of both a clear strategic insight and the ability to manage change. Mr. Penny became a member of the board of De Beers in 2003, having worked for the&De Beers Group since 1991. Prior to joining De Beers Group, Mr. Penny worked for the Anglo American Corporation in Johannesburg. Mr. Penny graduated in 1985 from Oxford University, UK, with a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. (South African, 24 December 1962).

Zdenek Bakala

 Mr. Zdenek Bakala is Non-Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of New World Resources PLC. He has also been Vice-Chairman of NWR since 15 September 2011. Since 15 August 2006, Mr. Bakala had served as a director of NWR NV, but following the reincorporation of NWR NV in the UK he resigned with effect from 6 May 2011. He served as a member of the supervisory board of OKD from 2008 to 2010. He has served as a director of BXR Real Estate Investments (formerly RPG Real Estate B.V.) since October 2006, as a director of RPG Property B.V. since December 2008 and as chairman of the supervisory board of BXR Partners, a.s. (formerly RPG Advisors, a.s.) since September 2005. In 2008, Mr. Bakala acquired a majority shareholding in Economia a.s., a Czech publishing house, and serves as Vice-Chairman of the board. Mr. Bakala was a member of the supervisory board of the Prague Stock Exchange from 2005 to 2010. In 1994, 8 9 he founded Patria Finance, the Czech Republic’s first independent full-service investment bank, which was acquired by KBC, a Belgian banking group, in 2001. Between 1990 and 1994, Mr. Bakala was head of the Czechoslovakia desk at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and was responsible for establishing a branch office of CSFB in Prague in 1991. Prior to that, he worked in the Corporate Finance department of Drexel Burnham Lambert (New York) from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Bakala graduated from the University of California, Berkeley USA in 1986 with a degree (with honours) in Economics, and obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, in 1989.

Peter Kadas

 Mr. Peter Kadas is Non-Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of New World Resources PLC. He has also been Vice-Chairman of NWR since 15 September 2011. From August 2006, Mr. Kadas had served as a director of NWR NV, but following the reincorporation of NWR NV in the UK he resigned with effect from 6 May 2011. He served as vice-chairman of the board of directors of OKD from 2006 to 2007. Since 2006 he has also served as director of BXR Real Estate Investments B.V. Mr. Kadas has been a director of Bakala Crossroads Partners, an affiliate of BXR Group since 2000. Before that he was managing director of Croesus Central Europe. From 1996 to 1997 he also worked as managing director for MC Securities in London. In 1995 he co-founded Renaissance Capital, Russia’s first private investment bank. In 1990 he was a director of Credit Suisse First Boston in Budapest. Mr. Kadas also served on numerous corporate boards in the region, including CSFB, the management committee of Renaissance Capital, and as vice-chairman of the board of directors of Ceské radiokomunikace. Mr. Kadas graduated in 1986 from Trinity College, University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Politics. In 1990 he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Dartmouth College.

Marek Jelinek

 Mr. Marek Jelinek is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of New World Resources PLC. Mr. Jelínek has served as a director of the board of directors of NWR NV since 6 March 2007 and continues to hold this position. He has been a member of the board of directors of OKD since his appointment on 1 November 2007. Since March 2007, he has served as NWR’s chief financial officer and is responsible for the Group-wide finance and treasury functions. In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Jelínek led the Group’s bond issue and the Initial Public Offering in London, Prague and Warsaw. From March 2009 to March 2010, Mr. Jelínek was non-executive director of Ferrexpo Plc. Mr. Jelínek was a director of BXR Partners, a.s. (formerly RPG Advisors, a.s.) from 2005 to 2006. He joined BXR Group in December 2004 as financial officer and was responsible for a variety of areas including group financing, restructuring and divestitures. Prior to that, Mr. Jelínek served as an analyst and associate of the corporate finance department at Patria Finance, a Prague based investment banking boutique, from 1995 to 2004, where he managed merger and acquisition transactions for domestic and international clients. Mr. Jelínek graduated from the Anglo American College in Prague in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Jan Fabian

 Dr. Jan Fabian, Ph.D., is Executive Director of New World Resources PLC & Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of OKD subsidiary of New World Resources PLC. He was appointed a Director of NWR with effect from 1 January 2013. From the same date, he became the CEO, and chairman of the board of directors of OKD, the principal subsidiary of NWR involved in hard coal mining, He has previously served as Chief Operating Officer of the NWR Group with overall responsibility for the (coke) operations of OKK and the Polish business operations of NWR KARBONIA and strategic planning and organizational development of OKD. Prior to joining the NWR Group, Mr.&Fabián was advising companies from the energy sector, resources, steel, machinery and automotive industries. His main areas of focus included turn-around, privatization, restructuring and process optimization strategies. He graduated from the Technical University in Košice, Slovakia in 1988 with a degree in mining and gained a PhD in production optimization for underground mining from the Technical University in Berlin in 1998. (Slovak, 2 May 1966).

Lucie Vavrova

Pavel Telicka

 Mr. Pavel Telicka is Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of New World Resources PLC. Since 11 September 2007, Mr. Telicka had served as a director of NWR NV, but following the reincorporation of NWR NV in the UK he resigned with effect from 6 May 2011. In 2004, Mr. Telicka co-founded BXL Consulting Ltd, a consultancy on European Union affairs, where he currently serves as director and is in charge of its Brussels office. Before that, also in 2004, he was nominated to hold the position of Member of the European Commission co-responsible for the portfolio of health and consumer protection. Between 1991 and 2004, Mr. Telicka worked at the Czech Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and occupied various positions during this time including Ambassador and Head of the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the EC in Brussels, Secretary of State for European Affairs and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (during which time he was Chief Negotiator for the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU). Mr. Telicka has also been a Senior Advisor to the European Policy Centre since 2005 as a member of the Administrative Council of the Notre Europe Foundation, established by Jacques Delors. In July 2005, he was appointed European Coordinator for one of the priority projects within TEN-T for the railway network Rail Baltica. Mr. Telicka is a member of the High Level Group on Administrative Burden Reduction in the EU, which is an advisory body to the European Commission. Mr. Telicka graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Charles University in Prague in 1986.

Kostyantin Zhevago

 Mr. Kostyantin Zhevago is Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of New World Resources PLC. From 28 April 2009, Mr. Zhevago had served as a director of NWR NV, but following the reincorporation of NWR NV in the UK he resigned with effect from 6 May 2011. He has been a member of the Ukrainian Parliament since 1998. He is currently a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Law Policy and Chairman of the Parliamentary Group for Inter- -Parliamentary Relations with Japan. Since 2002, Mr. Zhevago has been a member of the permanent delegation of the Ukrainian Parliament in the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council and a member of the Ukrainian faction of the Committee for Parliamentary Cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union. At present, Mr. Zhevago is the controlling shareholder of Ferrexpo Plc, and was appointed as its chief executive officer on 1 November 2008. He has previously served as chairman of the management board and deputy chairman of the supervisory board of CJSC Commercial Bank Finance and Credit (‘Finance and Credit Bank’) and as a member of the supervisory board of JSC Ukrnafta. Between 1993 and 1996, he was financial director of Finance and Credit Bank. Mr. Zhevago graduated from the Kyiv State Economic University in 1996, specialising in international economics.

Paul Everard

 Mr. Paul Everard is Non-Executive Independent Director of New World Resources PLC. Since 20 November 2007, Mr. Everard has served as a director of NWR NV and he continues to hold this position. Between 2001 and 2005, Mr. Everard served as deputy president of aluminium for BHP Billiton. From 1994 until 2001, up to Billiton’s merger with BHP, he was executive director of Billiton Aluminium responsible variously for strategy, business development, and operations outside South Africa. He joined Billiton in 1974 becoming executive director in 1983, responsible for aluminium. Subsequently, in 1986 he assumed responsibility, as director, for all business performance, strategic planning, research, health, safety and environment and public affairs for the Billiton group. He began his career with Shell Group in 1963 mainly working in oil marketing in East Africa until his transfer to Billiton. Mr. Everard graduated in 1962 from Cambridge University with an MA in Mechanical Sciences. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1979.

Bessel Kok

 Mr. Bessel Kok is Non-Executive Senior Independent Director of New World Resources PLC. From 11 September 2007, Mr. Kok had served as a director of NWR NV, but following the reincorporation of NWR NV in the UK he resigned with effect from 6 May 2011. He has served as chairman of the Ukrainian mobile operator LIFE since 2005. From 1995 to 2004, he was vice-chairman and chief operating officer of Ceský Telecom (now Telefonica/02) in the Czech Republic. During that time he also served as chairman of the board of directors of Eurotel. Mr. Kok was President of Belgacom from 1989 until the end of 1994 and oversaw its privatisation. In 1973, Mr. Kok joined SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) in Belgium and became its president and CEO in 1981, positions that he held until 1989. Mr. Kok graduated in 1963 from the Municipal University of Amsterdam with a degree in Economic Sciences.

Barry Rourke

 Mr. Barry John William Rourke is Non-Executive Independent Director of New World Resources PLC. Since 20 November 2007, Mr. Rourke has served as a director of NWR NV, and he continues to hold this position. He served as an audit partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers from1984 until 2001. Mr. Rourke is currently an independent non-executive director of 3Legs Resources Plc, Avocet Mining Plc, OJSC RusRailLeasing and Ruukki Group Plc and is also the chairman of the audit committee for each of these companies. Mr. Rourke is a member of the remuneration committee for Avocet Mining Plc, OJSC RusRailLeasing and Ruukki Group Plc and a senior independent director for 3Legs Resources Plc and Ruukki Group Plc. He is an independent member of the audit committee for the Department for Energy and Climate Change and a member of the Coal Liabilities Strategy board for that department. Mr. Rourke is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1973.

Hans-Jorg Rudloff

 Mr. Hans-Jorg Rudloff is Non-Executive Independent Director of New World Resources PLC. Since 11 September 2007, Mr. Rudloff has served as a director of NWR NV and he continues to hold this position. Since 1998 he has served as chairman of Barclays Capital. Prior to that, he was chairman of MC-BBL Eastern Europe between 1995 and 1998. Mr. Rudloff was chairman and CEO of Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd from 1989 to 1993, and member of the executive board of Credit Suisse Zurich. Between 1968 and 1980, Mr. Rudloff served at Kidder Peabody International, where he became chairman in 1978. In 1980, he was also nominated to the board of Kidder Peabody Inc. New York. Mr. Rudloff is currently vice chairman of Rosneft. Mr. Rudloff also served as chairman of the International Capital Market Association from 2005 until May 2011. He was vice chairman, member of the audit committee and head of the compensation committee of Novartis from 1996 until 2011 and Chairman of BlueBay Asset Management Ltd from 2001 to 2010. He has also been an advisory board member of Thyssen Bornemisza Group since 1995, ABD Capital SA since 2003, Energie Baden-Wurttemberg since 2000 and Landeskreditbank Baden-Wurttemberg since 1993. Mr. Rudloff is chairman of the Marcuard Group, a privately held asset management group of companies. Mr. Rudloff graduated from the University of Berne in 1965 with a degree in Economics.

Steven Schuit

 Mr. Steven Schuit is Non-Executive Independent Director of New World Resources Plc as of March 30, 2011. Since 20 November 2007, Mr. Schuit has served as a director of NWR NV and he continues to hold this position. He is also currently a part-time professor of International Commercial and Financial Law at Utrecht University and a part-time professor of Corporate Governance and Responsibility at the Strategy Center of Nyenrode Business University. He is also currently a member of the supervisory board of ZBG Capital N.V. and Breevast B.V. and chairman of Stichting Giving Back. He is currently legal counsel to Allen & Overy LLP in its Amsterdam office, having served as partner to this firm and its predecessor firm between 1976 and 2005. Mr. Schuit has previously been a member of the supervisory board of Numico from 2002–2006. Mr. Schuit graduated in 1969 from Groningen University with a degree 13 in Law and was admitted to the bar in the Netherlands in 1971.

Alyson Warhurst

 Dr. Alyson Warhurst has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of New World Resources PLC., effective April 26, 2013. She is CEO and founder of risk analysis and mapping company Maplecroft, which is a source of extra-financial risk intelligence. She enjoyed a academic career at the Universities of Sussex, Bath and Warwick where she was appointed Professor and Chair of Strategy and International Development and was recipient of several prestigious awards. In 2010, she retired and became an Honorary Professor at Warwick Business School. Dr Warhurst is a regular advisor to the World Economic Forum and has also been a long time member of its faculty. She is on the Board of Trustees at Transparency International UK. Dr. Warhurst comes from an academic background where she gained experience in the area of corporate responsibility and global risks, including political and societal risks and corporate reputation. She graduated in 1979 from the University of Bristol with a BSc in Geology. She also holds a MSc in Science, Technology and Industrialisation and a Doctorate from the University of Sussex.

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